RARA-AVIS: Re: Steinbeck is Noir

From: Roy (chiun9@aol.com)
Date: 21 Jul 2010

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    --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Frederick Zackel" <fzackel@...> wrote:
    >
    > Speaking of noir ...
    >
    > I have an ancient copy of his novel "Of Mice and Men." (Bantam Books, A
    > 1329, 35 cents!!) I had it blown up into poster-sized for my office at home.
    > (A practice I recommend other rara-avians do with their favorite books.)
    >
    > When the novel was published in the late 1930s, the New York Times called it
    > "a neat little thriller."
    >
    > To help put the novel into perspective, the cover of my copy reads: "A
    > strong, beautiful novel about the deep love between two lonely men, and of
    > the wanton girl who destroyed them both."
    >
    > That's noir, baby, noir.
    >
    > Or gay ...
    >
    > Good luck & best wishes.
    >
    > Fred Zackel
    >
    > (who now has several writings available on Kindle and other e-readers.)
    >

    Wait a minute.....You can blow up paperback covers to poster size? And they actually look good? Where is this done? Kinkos?



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