In a message dated 12/11/02 7:30:46 AM,
kvnsmith@thrillingdetective.com writes:
<< And attributing "the American setting" to Chandler,
particularly by American writers, is absolutely ridiculous.
>>
What Chandler brought to the table was an evocation of place
(in his case, Los Angeles) as a character in the story. I'm
not literate enough to say whether he invented this or not,
but it certainly is as much an element in his storytelling as
his oft-imitated use of metaphor.
John Lau
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