Etienne: Thanks for the info and insight into Camilleri. The
more I learn about this guy, the more I want to read his
stuff.
I was aware of the reference to Manuel Vasquez Montalban. His
detective, Montalbano, is quite the literate cop, no?
References to Faulkner, classic Greeks, Shakespeare,
etc.
I agree with you, the dialog is rich. There is an attempt by
the translator to "demonstrate" the Sicilian dialect, with
the use of slang and some wordplay, but I am sure the effect
is much more realistic in the original.
"Noirish borderline of the genre" is a good way to describe
the tone of the books. A little bit of procedural; a lot of
the solitary, somewhat soiled knight protagonist; and more
than enough of dirty little (and not so little) secrets
kicked under the rug. Politics, sex, murder, and humor. Not
necessarily in that order.
Manuel Ramos MOONY'S ROAD TO HELL (2002) BROWN-ON-BROWN
(2003) www.manuelramos.com
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