And I think you're absolutely right in this, Etienne. The
Postman may be the most influential book in the hardboiled
litterature, when you're not thinking of private eye stories.
And it is really good.
Tapani B.
> I think that the troika of American founders and
source of many
> influences, should be made with James M. Cain. He
linked to the
> naturalistic lit sources and accentuated the noir
aspect of the HB
> genre, and he's from the early days as well (The
Postman Always Rings
> Twice-1934). Practically anything that will follow
in the HB/noir lit
> genre will owe something to Hammett, Chandler or
Cain, or to a mix of
> these three.
> On the other hand I agree to say that James Cain
could write real
> lemons, but when he was good... he was very
good!
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