Funny you should mention The Damned United, John. I was
thinking about it just yesterday. Must read it.
Without wanting to invite spoilers, does Peace use real
people in TDU? What I was thinking, the thing about using
football or rugby or whatever in novels is authenticity. You
want to name real players and teams. Which could be a
stumbling block legally.
Charlie.
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--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, John Williams
<johnwilliams@...> wrote:
>
> Charlie Williams wrote:
> >
> > So where are all the (team) sports
noirs?
> >
>
>
> David Peace's The Damned United, about the Leeds
United soccer team of
> the 1970s is pretty darn noir. George V. Higgins'
The Agent is less
noir
> but also set in the world of pro sports. Wasn't
there a Jonathan Valin
> novel set in the world of some ridiculous American
sport or other?
>
> John
>
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