Re: RARA-AVIS: Dumb Question by a Non-Hard-Boiled Reader

Mark Sullivan (AnonymeInc@webtv.net)
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 15:19:35 -0500 (EST)

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As Mario points out, Chester Himes is a brilliant absurdist in his Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed books.

There are also a number of recent British authors working in the category of hardboiled absurdism -- I've particularly enjoyed Nicholas Blincoe, James Hawes, Ken Bruen and Charles Higson. And, of course, there's the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Mark

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