Re. Noir Classics

[Joseph Stafura]

Hey all,

  Highly recommend Algren's "The Man With the Golden Arm." I put off reading
it until last year some time and it was just terrific.

Joe

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:18 AM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I guess the written version of noir is called "hard-boiled."  Does noir
> require a detective, or will any dark, flawed protagonist seeking redemption
> do?  Nelson Algren's "The Man With the Golden Arm" might be worth a look.
>  I've always meant to read it but never have.  Jim Thompson's another
> hard-boiled writer.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Carvill John <johncarvill at hotmail.com>
> >Sent: Jul 9, 2009 11:03 AM
> >To: pynchon-l at waste.org, takoitov at hotmail.com
> >Subject: Re. Noir Classics
> >
> >
> >> Ya Sam:
> >
> >> Hey, folks, which noir novels would you recommend as the best
> representatives of the genre?
> >
> >All of Raymond Chandler, particularly The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely,
> and The Long Goodbye.
> >
> >Some people (including quite a few p-listers) prefer Dashiell Hammett, and
> I certainly enjoyed all his books, especially The Maltese Falcon and Red
> Harvest. God forbid another row starts here, but I much prefer Chandler.
> Maybe some p-listers find Chandler too stylized? Hammett's prose is drier,
> sparser, more matter of fact. I like Chandler's humour.
> >
> >Ross MacDonald's Lew Archer stories are much admired, and I would not be
> the first on this list to point out their relevance here. I admit to having
> had one of MacDonald's books somewhere on my shelves for several years - The
> Blue Hammer, I think - but not having got round to reading it yet. Those who
> have seem to really like it though.
> >
> >
> >
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