Georges Simenon's Tropic Moon takes place in Gabon in
Africa:
http://www.nybooks.com/shop/product?usca_p=t&product_id=4277
Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter also takes place in
Africa, in Sierra Leone. Do we consider Greene noir?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heart_of_the_Matter
Best, Mark
On 3/6/08,
harry.lerner@mail.mcgill.ca <
harry.lerner@mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> On a completely new topic...I'm just curious about
what's out there in
> terms of noir set in tropical environs. I know, for
example, that the
> first third of Ross MacDonald's TROUBLE FOLLOWS ME
takes place in
> Hawaii during WW2 and that Raoul Whitfield's Jo Gar
stories are set in
> the Phillipines, but what other tropical settings
have been used in
> noir or hard-boiled literature?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Best,
> Harry
>
>
>
-- Mark R. Harris 2122 W. Russet Court #8 Appleton WI 54914 (920) 470-9855 brokerharris@gmail.com
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