Al Guthrie wrote about John Franklin Bardin:
1916-1981. Published ten novels, three of which, (THE DEADLY
PERCHERON, THE LAST OF PHILIP BANTER, DEVIL TAKE THE
BLUE-TAIL FLY) written between 1946 and 1948 are considered
remarkable. I've only read the first of those. Although the
ending is a little disappointing, I can concur that getting
there is indeed remarkable. Quite a trip, in fact.
********* Thanks, Al. It sounds interesting. I think I'll
give him a try. I found an omnibus in good condition for very
cheap at amazon. I am amazed at the number of significant
authors that keep popping up that I've never heard of. Par
for the course is for me to see someone's name tacked onto a
list of a bunch of the tried-and-true ones. That's what
happened with Bardin.
I was thumbing through the special Pulp edition of Crime Time
last night and found another one, John Fante. Does anybody
have any recommendations for him? The article I looked at
mentioned 1933 WAS A BAD YEAR and another one I can't
remember. Abebooks has WAIT UNTIL SPRING BANDINI, FULL OF
LIFE, BROTHER- HOOD OF THE GRAPE, ASK THE DUST, and WEST OF
SPRING (2 novellas), and a book of stories called WINE OF
YOUTH.
miker
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