That's a great idea for the coming month…!
I would suggest a "hall of fame" for this kind of
authors, wherein the absolute nb 1 would be Ned Crabb. A one
shot author with a novel that became a kind of cult
book:
RALPH OR WHAT'S EATING THE FOLKS IN FATCHAKULLA
COUNTY ? (1978)
Dark humor, noir and macabre settings, mystery
pastiche and some irony, parody of "bayou novels", made this
book a success at the time.
The story took place in remote parts of Florida
and is borderline to surreal tale. And should not be
forgotten...
Nobody knows if Crabb wrote more, and when I
succeeded in contacting him (end of the nineties, and by
fax!) he suddenly stopped answering when I confirmed that I
was not from Florida, or writing about Florida.
Does some Avians know more about the writer, and
possible other books ?
Apparently nothing much was known about this
author when speaking about his activity as a novelist.
The only thing sure is that he was and still is
an editor for the Wall Street Journal, dept of …readers's
mail.
E.Borgers
POLAR NOIR
http://www.geocities.com/polarnoir
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