Tapani Bagge wrote:
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.
************ Cain's THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE is the
cornerstone of American noir. It is an intelligent, powerful,
and well-written book. James Cain is one of those authors
that the critics love to hate. The standard formula for
critique is tainted praise followed by the fall of the
axe.
miker
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