Friday, June 1, 2007

What is Rural Noir

From Can of Worms Press comes a new “edgy” genre of literature: Rural Noir
Imagine Chandler set amongst the creatures of the countryside, or Pulp Fiction meets Wind in the Willows.

noir Pronunciation (nwär) adj.
1. Of or relating to the film noir genre.
2. Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings.
3. Suggestive of danger or violence.

ru·ral Pronunciation (rrl) adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country.
2. Of or relating to people who live in the country: rural households.
3. Of or relating to farming; agricultural.

ru·ral noir Pronunciation (rrl) (nwär)
1. New genre of noir literature.
2. Of or relating to a genre of literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings.
3. Suggestive of danger or violence.
4. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country.
5. Of or relating to creatures who live in the country.

Examples of other books that could be described as ru·ral noir:
Animal Farm by George Orwell
White Fang and The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Watership Down by Richard Adams

But none of these have quite the lethal cocktail of rural noir that is: Each Day A Small Victory

Each Day a Small Victory
Written by British Comedy Award winner - Chips Hardy
Illustrated by Palme D'Or winner - Oscar Grillo

Hardback £12.99
Available mid July 2007






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