V2nd - chapter 11 - more examples - Bastardized?

[Ian Livingston]

Blank parody of Sam Spade. Nothing intended in the parody but a bit of
a snicker. His role as detective is plain enough, the femme fatale
clear enough, the vertiginous complication messy enough, but the
detective is a bit of a wimp, no?

On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 9:07 AM, alice wellintown
<alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hence, too, The Maltese Falcon. I do believe we have to include
>> Hammett in the discussion of Malta and things Maltese. Surely Stencil
>> is a soft-boiled pastiche of Spade in some ways, yes?
>
> Stencil is a Soft-boiled pastiche? Sounds interesting, but I can quite
> make out your meaning.
>



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