In the realm of parody, there is the hysterical "Farewell,
My
Lovely Appetizer" by S.J. Perelman. It primarily pokes
fun
at Chandler, but the entire realm of detective fiction is
tickled.
Cheers,
Ziggy Nix
ejmd@cwcom.net wrote:
> Bill Crider wrote:
>
> > Sure Macdonald is susceptible to parody. Jon
Breen wrote a brilliant
> > one that was published in EQMM many years
ago.
>
> Jon Breen has also parodied Hammett, with the v.
funny "$106,000 Mud Bunny" (find
> it online via the Maltese Falcon FAQ--roll over the
Hammett picture). (Originally
> published in EQMM).
>
> There's a parody of Chandler online also, "Raymond
Chandler's _Hamlet_" which is
> available via an online US-college zine. (The URL's
in my other bookmarks file).
>
> Chandler himself parodied Hemingway, in the amusing
"Beer in the Sergeant-Major's
> Hat (or The Sun Also Sneezes)" which I can share with
anyone who wants a look.
>
> It would seem there's quite a lot of parodic h-b
writing about--perhaps because a
> form so mannered and stylised lends itself to parody.
Whatever--some of it's funny
> ;-)
>
> ED
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In the realm of parody, there is the
hysterical "Farewell, My
Lovely Appetizer" by S.J. Perelman. It
primarily pokes fun
at Chandler, but the entire realm of
detective fiction is tickled.
Cheers,
Ziggy Nix
ejmd@cwcom.net wrote:
Bill Crider wrote:> Sure Macdonald is susceptible to parody. Jon Breen wrote a brilliant
> one that was published in EQMM many years ago.Jon Breen has also parodied Hammett, with the v. funny "$106,000 Mud Bunny" (find
it online via the Maltese Falcon FAQ--roll over the Hammett picture). (Originally
published in EQMM).There's a parody of Chandler online also, "Raymond Chandler's _Hamlet_" which is
available via an online US-college zine. (The URL's in my other bookmarks file).Chandler himself parodied Hemingway, in the amusing "Beer in the Sergeant-Major's
Hat (or The Sun Also Sneezes)" which I can share with anyone who wants a look.It would seem there's quite a lot of parodic h-b writing about--perhaps because a
form so mannered and stylised lends itself to parody. Whatever--some of it's funny
;-)ED
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