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harry.lerner@mail.mcgill.ca wrote:
> In FRIGHT Woolrich seems to
> write in a very
> ornately formal way. His descriptions of
Press's
> intended, Marjorie,
> are almost poetic or at least the noir equivalent
of
> poetic. This is a
> marked contrast to the more traditional noir
economy
> of word use.
Woolrich didn't have a lot of exposure or experience with
women -- at least as far as I know -- and his descriptions
usually take on a mythic glow. Somehow he makes it
work.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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