----- Original Message ----- From: "JIM DOHERTY" <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com>
> Turning out fine in the end isn't what makes or
breaks
> noir.
Later:
> But don't blame me if "noir" is applied more
generally
> than you think it should be. The guy who coined
the
> term did that, not me.
>From Jim again, (archives, 24 Feb 2004):
> The phrase, UNE SERIE NOIR, or "a black series,"
means roughly the same
thing in France that "a run of bad luck" means over
here.
So, Duhamel didn't envisage "a run of bad luck" being a
common thread in the books he published? What he really meant
was:
> there IS noir (perhaps not as you define, but
as
> it's commonly used) that leaves people feeling
good,
> or at least satisfied. There IS noir (perhaps not
as
> you define it, but as it's commonly used) that
leaves
> the hero in a moment of triumph rather than
defeat.
> There IS noir (perhaps not as you define, but as
it's
> commonly used) that finishes on an upbeat
note.
Perhaps Duhamel considered calling the series CHEERIE
NOIR.
Al "Sunshine" Guthrie
-------------------------------------- Coming soon from
PointBlank Press....
"Two-Way Split", a feel-good novel, inspirational and
uplifting.
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