Re: Father Figure (was Re: RARA-AVIS: Positions still open)

From: John Williams (johnwilliams@ntlworld.com)
Date: 13 Aug 2008

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    DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net wrote:
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    > Was that before or after The Wrong Case was published? Also, could the
    > shift have been purposeful? Quoting Lew Archer at the beginning
    > certainly set readers up for Crumley's very Ross Macdonaldesque
    > narrative.
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    Well before the Wrong Case, IIRC Crumley was a post grad at Iowa and Algren was doing some teaching there - though it was RV Cassill who was the bigger influence on Crumley.

    John

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