Welcome to the list! Published by Rivages in France, you are
in very good company, not only with the authors you listed
but also Ellroy, many Americans of the old days, not
forgetting Robin Cook (the English one, aka Derek Raymond
outside Europe)... and more.
Your book was well received in France, but I didn't read it
yet (nobody's perfect). As a general rule, in France, the
notion of noir novel covers a wider territory than in the
Anglo-Saxon world, including novels of very different
inspiration mixing surrealism, or fantasy, or political
activism, or open social criticism, or experimental literary
forms...etc to the more classical ingredients of noir.
So, in a certain way your chances to be part of noir increase
over there.
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
At 11:56 25-07-02 -0400, you wrote:
>Just want to finish my intro, as per miker's
suggestion and in full
agreement with bill denton's sentiments re. self-promotion.
My first novel was published this spring in France by
Francois Guerif at Rivages/Noir. Although the book was just
published, Francois bought the manuscript a few years ago.
Prior to his buying the book, I had no idea I was a noir
writer
...I'm still not sure I am. But, at that time, I began
reading authors he published, whom I wasn't all that familiar
with, including David Goodis, Jim Thompson, and Charles
Willeford, all of whom were wonderful discoveries for me.
Also during this time, I discovered you all and your
discussions which were and are very interesting for me. My
book, originally written in English, is called Beware the
Solitary Drinker and will be published in the US (in a
slightly different version than the French edition) this fall
by Poisoned Pen Press.
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