<<
You forgot to mention the unquestioned legacies of both Twain
and Hemingway in the home-grown school.>>
I don't see a relation between Twain and Hemingway and the
noir type of story, though The Sun Also Rises is a marvellous
loser's story. I associate Twain, Hemingway and Hammett with
the tough and colloquial style that we call hardboiled. As I
write this, I feel uneasy because Twain wrote (tried to
write) the way people spoke, whereas Hemingway's language
sounds artificial. Well, maybe big-game hunters talk like
that to each other...
Best,
mrt
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