Actually the published prose version of "The Third Man" was
written before the film, as Greene's initial treatment. He
mentions in his memoir "Ways of Escape" that this was his
practice when writing for the movies, i.e. to begin by
writing a prose narrative version.
Stephen
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:13 PM, jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
<rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Lawrence Coates" <coatesl@...>
wrote:
> >
> > I've always thought that the ending of "The
Third Man" epitomized
> the way a noir story
> > should end.
> >
> > That's a film, though.
>
> Greene novelized it. An excellent novella, as good
as the film.
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
>
>
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