Re: RARA-AVIS: Hardboiled Ronin

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Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Hardboiled Ronin
From: William Denton <buff@vex.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:54:02 -0500 (EST)
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On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, David Geelan wrote:

: Does the definition of HB require a single central character/narrator?

Require, no.  Is it a very common feature?  Yes.  I bet that any
definition of "hardboiled" would come up with a number of
commonalities and indicators, but one could always find some stories
that deserve the term without fulfilling some or perhaps any of the
requirements.


Bill
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