Ed Gorman wrote:
I always assumed that the phrase "existential hero" was an
apt description of noir protagonists. But I recently read a
piece about Sartre who, it turns out, felt that existentilism
was often a philosphy of joy and liberation.
******************* An honor to have you among us, Ed. Just a
couple days ago I read an article of yours called "Golden
Harvest" in The Big Book of Noir. It's about the Gold Medal
series. In another book, Murder Off the Rack, I enjoyed your
collage on Charles Williams. Here's a quote that I especially
liked from your Charles Williams article:
"Charles Williams wrote in a definitive way about used car
lots, drive-up restaurants, motels, gun shops, loafing, sex
with women you don't trust, inhaling cigarettes on chilly
mornings, people who just look stupid, loneliness,
inadequacy, fear, acceptance and dread.
He wrote a great deal about dread."
A wonderful summation of Charles Williams's writing.
miker
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