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Title: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CRIME FICTION
By: Hans Bertens, Theo D'Haen
Format: Paperback

List price: £44.99


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ISBN 10: 0333684656
ISBN 13: 9780333684658
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 15 October, 2001
Series: Crime Files
Pages: 242
Description: This work gives an overview of trends in American crime fiction. It focuses on the work of popular and award-winning authors since 1985. Attention is given to writers who have re-worked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities.
Synopsis: This highly accessible, lively and informative study gives a clear and comprehensive overview of recent trends in American crime fiction. Building on a discussion of the immediate predecessors, Bertens and D'haen focus on the work of popular and award-winning authors of the last fifteen years. Particular attention is given to writers who have reworked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities.
Illustrations: biography
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Returnable
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