Crime Fiction by Wilczynski, Marek; Butler, Stephen; Sienkiewicz-Charlish, Agnieszka;

A Critical Casebook

Series: Transatlantic Studies in British and North American Culture; 24;

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Product details:

Edition number Neuausg.
Publisher Peter Lang
Date of Publication 1 January 2018

ISBN 9783631662298
Binding Hardback
No. of pages346 pages
Size 27x148x210 mm
Weight 520 g
Language English

Short description:

This compilation of essays attempts to trace the reasons behind the ongoing popularity of crime fiction. It contains twenty-one original essays written by scholars and practitioners of crime fiction which discuss key concepts in crime fiction studies: generic diversity, the evolution of characters and the growing significance of space and place.

Long description:

In the second decade of the twenty-first century, crime fiction remains one of the most popular genres among both readers and writers. This compilation of essays attempts to trace the reasons behind this ongoing popularity as well as to offer a closer reading of a number of crime fiction texts from English, American, Swedish, Italian, Japanese and other national literatures. It contains twenty-one original essays written by scholars and practitioners of crime fiction which discuss key concepts in the field of crime fiction studies: generic diversity, the evolution of characters, the growing significance of space and place and reader response.

This book includes a short story by David Malcom.