tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799824.post8227358455034274536..comments2023-10-08T08:04:15.430-04:00Comments on Noir Writer: Actually Using My BrainSteve Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747911304010686713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799824.post-66065545107995532792007-12-27T12:55:00.000-05:002007-12-27T12:55:00.000-05:00Funny, I was going to mention Pete Dexter. TRAIN i...Funny, I was going to mention Pete Dexter. TRAIN is as noir as noir gets, in my opinion. I would also add Bukowski. <BR/><BR/>Carver is on a lot of people's minds, especially with the latest New Yorker with his unedited story. I have the issue on my nightstand, but I haven't gotten around to reading it.Steve Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747911304010686713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799824.post-81940890885836098602007-12-27T11:53:00.000-05:002007-12-27T11:53:00.000-05:00Steve: Weird. I was talking to someone about this...Steve: Weird. I was talking to someone about this just last week. Carver was just about as close as a writer could come to noir without actually writing it. Like you said, all that was missing was the crime (and some of his stories did involve crimes).<BR/><BR/>2008 is the 20th anniversary of Carver's death, by the way. I think you'll see a lot of people revisiting his work.<BR/><BR/>Patti: Pete Dexter, Kennedy and Yates are close, too. Dexter especially, with Paris Trout and The Paperboy.Patrick Shawn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832860010935241958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799824.post-81091555640001257842007-12-27T11:07:00.000-05:002007-12-27T11:07:00.000-05:00Nice piece. I would also describe Richard Yates in...Nice piece. I would also describe Richard Yates in much the same way. Also to be considered would be William Kennedy, Pete Dexter and a host of others. Noir transcends an actual crime IMHO.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com