First off, I agree whole-heartedly with Mario's choices for
Nobel candidates. More below...
> Mario wrote about potential Nobel
candidates:
>
> The US could put a great lineup for the Nobel
with,
> say, Bradbury, Leonard, Westlake and Cormac
McCarthy
> --I did not say Updike or Oates. Crime and SF
writers
> have been for decades among the most interesting
US
> writers. Not a great secret, except to
The
> Establishment.
>
> *************
> I would second Cormac McCarthy. BLOOD MERIDIAN
is
> stunning. CHILD OF GOD ain't too shaggy,
either.
> Does it only go to living people? I'd put
Willeford
> high up on the short list.
Ever read ALL THE PRETTY HORSES? Pretty good too. BLOOD
MERIDIAN is terribly violent and absolutely riveting.
> I'm reading Ross MacDonald's ZEBRA-STRIPED
HEARSE
> right now, and I'm relieved. I didn't much care
for
> his DARK TUNNEL, and I was not looking forward to
the
> prospect of reading another of his and deciding
I
> didn't like him. I like this one. It's got a
lot
> more soul that the first.
ZEBRA-STRIPED HEARSE was my first exposure to MacDonald.
While I was driving back to Washington state, moving the
final time from Las Vegas back home for good, I listened to a
full-cast production of it starring Harris Yulin as Archer,
and featuring Joe Pantoliano and Jennifer Tilly. It blew me
away!
Mike, others in the series you might enjoy are THE CHILL, THE
MOVING TARGET, BLACK MONEY, THE WYCHERLY WOMAN, THE FAR SIDE
OF THE DOLLAR, just to name a few of my favorites. THE
DROWNING POOL ain't half bad either, come to think of
it.
All the Best,
Brian, who loves Ross MacDonald and is pleased to hear that
you've stuck with him, because when he's good, he really
shines!
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