HILL GIRL is one of the 3 first novels published by Williams.
It is rather naturalistic, following the tradition of some
noir from the 30s and 40s- and also of a branch of American
mainstream novels of the same period. In HILL GIRL there's
certainly something influenced by Erskine Caldwell and the
like. So, it's definitely South for its setting, but I do not
remember further about setting details.
I found a review and analysis of the book at: http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_16378.asp
(but I'm not too sure about its reliability) which
cites Texas as setting (could be an extrapolation due to
Williams' origins?).
There was a film adaptation of the book in France : LA FILLE
DES COLLINES (1990) by Robin Davis with not very well known
actors; it's set in Southwest France, in the Pyr鮩es region
(mountains and high hills between France and Spain).But I
didn't see it.
E.Borgers HARD-BOILED MYSTERIES http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
Ed Lynskey wrote:
>I bought a GM reprint of Charles Williams' HILL GIRL
and scanned
>the first few pages but didn't run across a reference
to a
>state. Does anyone know if this title is set in
Williams'
>native state of Texas (in keeping with this month's
Southwest
>theme)? Sorry if this was already covered in the
archives
>
>
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