>But how about Latimer?
I can't speak for Latimer, but in my estimation Willeford's
dark humor is
so well constructed that it must have been labored over long
and hard. It
seems to spring so effortlessly from the situations he
conjures up, it's
easy to miss the set up fifty pages back.
Something that was as good as his vicious humor was his
ability to
construct narrative voices which relentlessly refused to mug
to the
reader. I think that's probably why the humor is so
effective.
Fred
PS to the list. I took some time off to finish a novel. I'm
glad to be
back and reading this excellent list. --
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Down on Ponce by Fred Willard
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http://fwillard.home.mindspring.com/
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