Catching up...

[Paul Mackin]

On Aug 27, 2006, at 10:38 AM, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> I think Hammett got a lift from his association with Lillian  
> Helmann, being considered a Communist intellectual rather than  
> simply a pulp writer.  Nothing to do with the writing style itself,  
> which seems comparable to Chandler's.


And ironically perhaps it was Dash who encouraged Hellmann to keep  
pursuing her writing. I'm only remembering this  from the movie  
"Julia," the two lovers played by Jane Fonda and Jason Robards.


>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carvill John <johncarvill at hotmail.com>
>> Sent: Aug 27, 2006 7:22 AM
>> To: MalignD at aol.com, pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: Re: Catching up...
>>
>>
>> Personally I've always been puzzled why so many people seem to regard
>> Hammett as superior. I assume it's the same instinct that leads  
>> some to
>> believe that the Beatles were overrated and teh Stones were far  
>> superior,
>> grittier, and somehow more 'authentic' or 'street'.
>>
>>
>