Kevin Smith (kvnsmith@colba.net)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 07:39:49 -0400
Paul (wherever he is) wrote:
>It occurred to me that my comment about it being a
shame that Trevanian is
>so good might be misinterpreted. I think that it is
likely that I, like most
>genre fans, would like to claim Mr.. T as one of our
own. What I regret, and
>resent, is the genre-hopping. The sumbitch is so
good, he can digest and
>regurgitate a genre with insulting ease. And sell
well. And hibernate for
>years.
I agree. THE MAIN was so well done and so right, that for
years the rumour was that he was a Montrealer himself, who
had later moved to Europe. He didn't just nail our town, he
crucified it (but in a good way, I think).
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