Kat Richardson wrote:
I get "lit/crime" and conman and semi-autobio, but can you
break down the differences between "psycho-noir,"
"standard noir" and "pure noir" for me? I'm lost with these
and I missed any helpful hints that might be posted
elsewhere.
************* I think the psycho part has been answered by
those more knowledgeable than me. Definitely the
following:
Double Indemnity, Cain Killer Inside Me, Thompson Burnt
Orange Heresy, Willeford
What is standard and pure, I don't know. There is some
disagreement on the list about whether the victorious
hardboiled detective novels (like The Maltese Falcon)
qualifies as noir fiction, even if the film version is
noir.
There are two simple sets of definitions for hardboiled and
noir now rolling around the group. Jim Doherty says: noir =
dark and sinister hardboiled = tough and colloquial
Jack Bludis says: noir = screwed hardboiled = tough
miker
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