Thursday, June 05, 2008

Another Genre to Mention...

Flipping through a recent Rolling Stone magazine I ran across an ad that really caught my eye. Check this out--(in red, large print) "Kung Fu Noir (Martial Art Fiction Comes of Age)" the ad proclaims.

Well, read further and the author of book promotion (The Cutting Season and Crocodile and the Crane, that is) explains all on his website. Of course, first you may go to the "kung fu noir" website and notice "Arthur Rosenfeld" in red at the bottom. This genre is (as of 2008) primarily: [a] unique blend of traditional martial arts tales (wuxia) with contemporary American crime fiction.

Different, huh? Rosenfeld says so and with a background in Asian culture and philosophy, a martial arts expert and writer of books and magazine articles, he appears to have "the right stuff" to proclaim this new genre. Here's a pix of the talented guy from his website. Our library system has his Crocodile book and would likely get more if these titles keep gaining interest.

Is he is on the start of a big new series for crime fiction? We'll have to see.

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