>I'm just curious about "the
> imitator" and whether such a figure can ever
produce
> good work.
Weren't Ross Macdonald's early novels self-confessed Chandler
knock-offs (or modeled closely on the style, I should say)?
He went on to find a unique voice. Something different, but
it has put him in the upper rank of hard-boiled writers, too.
Yeah, some imitators are able to push past that and come into
their own later. NOw I'll have to go think of more than one
name....
Neil Smith
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