<< And Marianne's comment on the accepted myth of
private eyes solving murders
left and right reminds me that Chandler who made the
most quoted of the
realism claims was himself a failed businessman who had
little or no
association with crime in the streets. >>
This accusation is frequently made against RC, but in fact he
himself frequently, passionately and explicitly condemned the
whole *idea* of realism, which he considered both impossible
and undesirable. What he was in favour of, was *emotional*
realism. He didnt give a toss whether or not real-life PIs
solved murders (obviously, no sane person would care about
such as trivial matter).
- Mat
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