Twenty Questions - Game 109

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by sweetandcool » Thu May 04, 2023 8:00 pm

DougJoe wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 7:48 pm
sweetandcool wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 6:51 pm
DougJoe wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 6:44 pm

I have heard of Louis L'Amour, but have never read any of his stuff, although I think my dad had a couple of his books. I happened to be wandering around the local library this afternoon and I saw a collection of L'Amour short stories (there's like three dozen of them in the collection) so I decided to give it a whirl. We'll see how it goes. (Side note, surprised I didn't think of Zane Grey.)
Oooo, which volume did you get? Fingers crossed you got volume 4, the adventure collection.
Volume 1, they had both 1 and 2, figured I should start with one.
Ah, I see. It has been so long I can't remember the first. All but the 4th and 6th are collections of western stories. 4 and 6 are adventure and crime respectively.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by DougJoe » Thu May 04, 2023 7:48 pm

sweetandcool wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 6:51 pm
DougJoe wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 6:44 pm
sweetandcool wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:00 pm
 The correct answer is Louis L'Amour, "America's storyteller". He was an extremely prolific author of Frontier stories (also known as Westerns), and completely dominated the genre.

Personally, I think his (non-western) short stories are absolute dynamite, particularly since they relate to his real-life experiences as a boxer, hobo, sailor, soldier, and rancher.
I have heard of Louis L'Amour, but have never read any of his stuff, although I think my dad had a couple of his books. I happened to be wandering around the local library this afternoon and I saw a collection of L'Amour short stories (there's like three dozen of them in the collection) so I decided to give it a whirl. We'll see how it goes. (Side note, surprised I didn't think of Zane Grey.)
Oooo, which volume did you get? Fingers crossed you got volume 4, the adventure collection.
Volume 1, they had both 1 and 2, figured I should start with one.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by sweetandcool » Thu May 04, 2023 6:51 pm

DougJoe wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 6:44 pm
sweetandcool wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:00 pm
 The correct answer is Louis L'Amour, "America's storyteller". He was an extremely prolific author of Frontier stories (also known as Westerns), and completely dominated the genre.

Personally, I think his (non-western) short stories are absolute dynamite, particularly since they relate to his real-life experiences as a boxer, hobo, sailor, soldier, and rancher.
I have heard of Louis L'Amour, but have never read any of his stuff, although I think my dad had a couple of his books. I happened to be wandering around the local library this afternoon and I saw a collection of L'Amour short stories (there's like three dozen of them in the collection) so I decided to give it a whirl. We'll see how it goes. (Side note, surprised I didn't think of Zane Grey.)
Oooo, which volume did you get? Fingers crossed you got volume 4, the adventure collection.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by DougJoe » Thu May 04, 2023 6:44 pm

sweetandcool wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:00 pm
 The correct answer is Louis L'Amour, "America's storyteller". He was an extremely prolific author of Frontier stories (also known as Westerns), and completely dominated the genre.

Personally, I think his (non-western) short stories are absolute dynamite, particularly since they relate to his real-life experiences as a boxer, hobo, sailor, soldier, and rancher.
I have heard of Louis L'Amour, but have never read any of his stuff, although I think my dad had a couple of his books. I happened to be wandering around the local library this afternoon and I saw a collection of L'Amour short stories (there's like three dozen of them in the collection) so I decided to give it a whirl. We'll see how it goes. (Side note, surprised I didn't think of Zane Grey.)

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by JECE » Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:04 pm

I feel like somebody should challenge sweetandcool to a duel.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Octavious » Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:19 pm

Perfectly valid choice. Learning about new people is half the fun. I have also never heard of him, nor was I aware that a Western genre even existed in literature truth be told :razz:

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Jamiet99uk » Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:18 pm

Not well known in Europe, I would assume - but a perfectly valid choice. Well done, Sweetie.

If we had got to "writer" much earlier, then we'd have been more likely to succeed.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by sweetandcool » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:56 pm

Hamish wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:18 pm
 As a European, I'll file this under "obscure U.S. writers". :-D
Never heard of the guy, but then I'd never heard of George Stanley either.
In the US, he has more of a shelf presence in libraries than Agatha Christie (who I adore). But since westerns are obscure outside of the US, I totally understand the sentiment.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by sweetandcool » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:49 pm

Foxcastle wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:21 pm
Hamish wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:18 pm
 As a European, I'll file this under "obscure U.S. writers". :-D
Never heard of the guy, but then I'd never heard of George Stanley either.
Definitely not obscure, even if he's not well known outside the US. I don't care for westerns at all and I know who he is.
I'm actually not a fan of westerns either. But his westerns are pretty decent, and some are even quite good. His non-westerns stories are extremely good. I wholeheartedly recommend his 12th-century adventure story, The Walking Drum, and any of his short stories, particularly the 4th volume collection.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:21 pm

Hamish wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:18 pm
 As a European, I'll file this under "obscure U.S. writers". :-D
Never heard of the guy, but then I'd never heard of George Stanley either.
Definitely not obscure, even if he's not well known outside the US. I don't care for westerns at all and I know who he is.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Hamish » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:18 pm

You get another go sweetandcool!

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Hamish » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:18 pm

As a European, I'll file this under "obscure U.S. writers". :-D
Never heard of the guy, but then I'd never heard of George Stanley either.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by sweetandcool » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:00 pm

The correct answer is Louis L'Amour, "America's storyteller". He was an extremely prolific author of Frontier stories (also known as Westerns), and completely dominated the genre.

Personally, I think his (non-western) short stories are absolute dynamite, particularly since they relate to his real-life experiences as a boxer, hobo, sailor, soldier, and rancher.

I think ya'll would have been more successful if you had narrowed the genre. In hindsight, the fact that he is well known for writing Westerns made it a difficult person to guess since I assume it would be considered a very niche genre outside of the USA.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by sweetandcool » Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:59 pm

Hamish wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:24 pm
 I can't find anyone matching the profile other than George Stanley, so I will use the last guess to ask if it's him. If it is, the win should go to han-shahanshah.
No.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Hamish » Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:24 pm

I can't find anyone matching the profile other than George Stanley, so I will use the last guess to ask if it's him. If it is, the win should go to han-shahanshah.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by sweetandcool » Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:15 pm

Foxcastle wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:20 pm
Foxcastle wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:17 pm
 I might have a lead...
Nevermind, Asimov is on that list.
I do like Asimov.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:20 pm

Foxcastle wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:17 pm
 I might have a lead...
Nevermind, Asimov is on that list.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:17 pm

I might have a lead...

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Jamiet99uk » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:10 pm

I would have guessed J.D. Salinger, but he is on that Wikipedia list.

I have no idea who it could be.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 109

by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:44 am

Just guess, this is taking too long.

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