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Item Details
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THE CRIME FICTION HANDBOOK
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| By: |
Peter Messent |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£72.75 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0470657030 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780470657034 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
26 October, 2012 |
| Series: |
Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts. |
| Synopsis: |
The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts. * Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction * Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches * Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition * Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart. * Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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