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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "jimdohertyjr"
<jimdohertyjr@y...> wrote:
> Just remember this:
>
> "Hard-boiled" means "tough and
colloquial."
>
> "Noir" means "dark and sinister."
>
> JIM DOHERTY
Here we go again:
"Hard-boiled" is "Tough," but it it does not have to be
colloquial. Chandler is anything but colloquial. I hate the
term because so few reach the level, but his style is
"literary."
"Noir" is "Screwed" unless we are talking about "Film noir."
In that case I agree that "Dark and Sinister" fits.
To be noir, a book does not have to be dark and sinister. It
has to be about a lead character whose fate is sealed from
the opening lines. No matter what the lead does, he or she is
screwed.
Hardboiled=tough
Noir=screwed
Jack Bludis
PS: This post is late because I was out in the never-never
land of no rara-avis during the "digest crash" or whatever
the hell it was.
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