Re: RARA-AVIS: the hardboiled thin man

From: JIM DOHERTY ( jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com)
Date: 02 Apr 2002

Miker,

Re your question below:

> is it [THE THIN MAN] or is it not hardboiled?

Compared to the rest of Hammett, it's not particularly hard-boiled, but the two lead characters, particularly Nick, are certainly tough and colloquial so I wouldn't regard their nomination as inappropriate.

JIM DOHERTY

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