I don't know what Ellroy means by calling Marlowe
"solipsistic" and I
doubt that Ellroy does either. Perhaps you can clarify what
you believe was
meant?
Ellroy has borrowed a *lot* from Chandler, whether he wants
to
acknowledge it or not. I agree that Chandler's books have a
distinct flavor
of self-pity but so do Ellroy's. Hemingway, Hammett, even
Cain are all open
to more or less the same charge. I have read similar comments
by Ellroy in
the past, and I have come to believe that they have at least
as much to do
with his invented persona in it's iconoclastic mode as it
does in legitimate
criticism....an old Sex Pistols fan like myself can recognize
this posturing
a mile away.
I think that Ellroy is a very good writer, but his books are
a lot
better than his interviews which latter strike me as a bit
"solipsistic".
James
James Michael Rogers
jetan@ionet.net
Mundus Vult Decipi
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