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Originally Posted by storax
I couldn't resist when I saw your mention of Elmore Leonard. I can't stand his advice, though he gives it well  . Nor his writing, to tell the truth.
"It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening to Zanoni, wasn't it? Anyway, I'm sure it was Bulwer-Lytton . It's a cliche now, but only because it was so successful at the time.
On to your challenge: Georges Simenon generally opened his Inspector Maigret novels with a description of the weather and I always thought it was a successful trick for setting the mood. |
It was Bulwer-Lytton (
Paul Clifford).
It's been decades since I read a Maigret. Thanks very much for the reminder; I'll revisit a few Maigrets. I did read Simenon's
Dirty Snow earlier this year. You're right; the novel is set in winter and Simenon uses that very well in the book.