Elmore Leonard has died of a stroke at the age of 87. I have only read one of his novels, Get Shorty, and listened to one on CD, The Switch. A favorite scene from The Switch, which I think typifies his writing style, tells of one guy waiting in the car for his friend. On the way back to the car, the friend finds a golf club. When he gets back to the car, he considers making a quip using the club, but thinks better of it because he knows his friend is expecting him to. So he just throws the club into the back seat instead.
He wrote westerns, crime novels, and the short story, Three-Ten to Yuma, which was twice make into film. Leonard was known for his compact writing style, as this Onion obituary notes, via MadisonMan, via Althouse.
Added: Icepick finds writing tips by Leonard.
He wrote westerns, crime novels, and the short story, Three-Ten to Yuma, which was twice make into film. Leonard was known for his compact writing style, as this Onion obituary notes, via MadisonMan, via Althouse.
Added: Icepick finds writing tips by Leonard.
