Last night I caught the initial episode of “Justified”, a new series on the FX cable network based on the writings of Elmore Leonard, who is an executive producer of the show. The 84 year old Leonard, who is one of my favorite writers, has written 48 novels mostly about low-life criminals and the lawmen that pursue them. They are written in a dry comic style that emphasizes dialog and straight-ahead exposition rather than interior monologue and all the other accoutrements associated with High Art. That being said, he has been praised by writers such as Saul Bellow and is also one of James O’Connor’s favorite writers, as he confided to me a long time ago.
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