Hi Ed,
No, I wasn't thinking about when "name" authors die and the
sort of ghoulish things that happen in the name of art. I see
that as another can of worms.
This whole unpublished good book debate was a popular topic
back in the Mystery & Detective Monthly days. (Note for
youngsters, Mystery & Detective Monthly was a mailing
list like Rava-Avis, but for typewriters.)
George the Librarian
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Ed Lynskey
<e_lynskey@...> wrote:
>
> I've not read the two JT novels you cite, though I'm
now
> curious. It may be a case where the authors don't
want to see
> the unpublished novels (for whatever reason) in
print. Do you
> also include the novels-in-progress when authors die
and they're
> finished by other writers?
>
> Ed
>
> --- George Tuttle <noirfiction@...>
wrote:
> > Is it true that a good book will always find a
publisher? If
> > it is true, are unpublished novels best left
unpublished,
> > like for example Jim Thompson's The Rip-Off? I
liked this
> > posthumously-published novel.It had the
quirkiness of The
> > Golden Gizmo, but a tighter, stronger
plot.
> >
> > I am a believer that the literary marketplace
is not that
> > fair, but I am curious how others
feel.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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