Oh, yeah. I actually agree. I think what I REALLY want to say
is that Kelman and the others have taken Hardboiled writing
to the next step and many people aren't ready for it yet. I
look forward to more.
> However, Kelman's "How Late It Was, How Late" is
very down-to-earth. It
> chronicle's a few days in the life of a smalltime
thief/scam artist,
> just after he has gone blind from being hit by a cop
while on a drunken
> binge. It is extremely colloquial. In many ways, it
reminded me of
> Goodis's non-crime novels.
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