Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Chandler's The Lady in the Lake

From: Nathan Cain ( IndieCrime@gmail.com)
Date: 07 Nov 2007


The Lady in the Lake and The Wycherly Woman both have the same major plot point: A dead woman who is not who people think she is. I was struck by the similarity of the two books.

On Nov 7, 2007 9:26 AM, Ed Lynskey < e_lynskey@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- jacquesdebierue < jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Ed Lynskey <e_lynskey@...>
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> > > I finished reading Chandler's THE LADY IN THE LAKE, and was
> > > struck in some scenes how it read like Hemingway. Was Papa's
> > > influence that pervasive?
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> > I think so, though Chandler was _not_ a declared fan of
> > Hemingway's...
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> > > And what a bleak novel.
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> > Indeed. This one reminds me of certain works by Ross
> > Macdonald, if you will forgive the anachronism.
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> I believe Macdonald cited Chandler as an influence on his work
> in Tom Nolan's bio., though it's been some time since I read it.
> I'll go back later and look up the section.
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> Ed
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