Fragments of Noir

Monday, 12 December 2011

James Crumley and Gustav Hasford give us another couple of links between serving in Vietnam and becoming a writer in the Hardboiled vein.

Hasford in Vietnam

An excerpt from Gypsy Good Time

is on www.gustavhasford.com

fragments of noir: 'It was one of those hot dry Santa Annas that come down thru the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge. ............ Red Wind- Raymond Chandler

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