Kerry J. Schooley wrote:
What hardboiled or noir writing is completely devoid of
humour?
************ Since people can find humor in just about
anything, it's hard to peg something as completely devoid of
humor but, from my reading, Ross Macdonald comes closer than
any other hardboiled/noir writer. Come to think of it,
McGivern isn't exactly a barrel of monkeys, either.
Although wise-cracking PIs can always be counted on for wit,
probably the best humor is forged in irony. The ending of
NIGHTMARE ALLEY is a classic example. In this way, some of
the darkest material carries a ray of comic relief. Derek
Raymond, William Faulkner, James Cain, Kent Harrington, and
others knew what they were doing.
miker
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