Mat Coward wrote:
>This accusation is frequently made against RC, but in
fact he himself
>frequently, passionately and explicitly condemned the
whole *idea* of
>realism, which he considered both impossible and
undesirable. What he was in
>favour of, was *emotional* realism.
And description and style of course. He does quite a bit of
posturing as
"someone who knows what he's talking about when it comes to
crime" though. That introduction he wrote to the
autobiography of an ex-con (Frank somebody I think - it's
been a while and I don't have a copy) is one of his
kind-hearted efforts to help a struggling writer but also a
signal that he thinks he's in with the 'tough' end of things.
The Steelgrave material in The Little Sister implies the
realism of the story, but I'm with you on this Mat (and
Richard) - just as tales of sea monsters in the 15th century
were based in reality no doubt, but were largely fantasies
that turned into myth.
Cheers Chris
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