on 10/10/00 10:29 AM, Juri Nummelin at
jurnum@utu.fi wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Tosh wrote:
>
>> Although not a noir book (I think..) Morvina's
(wrong spelling?) Contempt
>> also sold well as a reissue. Most of the buyers
were aware of the Godard
>> version with Jack Palance and Brigitte
Bardot.
>
> Alberto Moravia, you mean? Not noir, not
hardboiled.
Correct! But still an example of a novel that is
rediscovered by a film. Although I guess that is debatable.
But still the British edition has as a cover the poster for
Godard's film.
Anyway a fantastic writer and great novel.
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