--- pabergin <
pabergin@gte.net> wrote:
>
> Cats are, by definition, noir. Or at least
noirish.
>
>
Got a point! especially compared TO DOGS...
But if I remember at least two offbeat books really Noir
where a dog is the central character, I do not remember any
where cats are the central Noir element,
(unless fantastic-magic- SF kind of novels)
On the other side I was strucked by the number of Noir/HB
author liking cats or living with some : Chandler was the
typical example, but there are many others- up to the point I
was on the way to keep track of it.
Noir cat, translated literally means black cat, which as you
know was sign of bad luck and sorcery during the middle ages,
and cats in Europe were systematically chased and destroyed
by cruel means during these historical times
So, definitely the history of cat in the Western world is a
violent HB story, with typical Noir elements. And very
individualistic characters...
E.Borgers http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
Hard-Boiled Mysteries
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