> Don Lee wrote:
>
> I thought COCKFIGHTER (which I read about 3 weeks
ago)
> was really really good. However, it struck me
only
> after I had finished it to wonder, why is this
noir?
> I mean, it is and it isn't, maybe.
>
> ****************
> I don't see it as noir. Maybe I would if I was
a
> chicken.
>
> miker
The reason I see it as noir is the way the guy damages his
life for his singleminded pursuit to be Cockfighter of the
Year. As with other Willeford books it looks at the
self-destructive nature of an artist who refuses to
compromise. Woman Chaser also follows this theme.
Dave Zeltserman
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