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Rolls, Alistair, Walker, Deborah - French And American Noir: Dark Crossings (Crime Files) - 9780230536906 - V9780230536906
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French And American Noir: Dark Crossings (Crime Files)

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Description for French And American Noir: Dark Crossings (Crime Files) Hardcover. A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refocusing debate to include a Franco-French lineage. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refocusing debate to include a Franco-French lineage.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Crime Files
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230536906
SKU
V9780230536906
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Rolls, Alistair, Walker, Deborah
ALISTAIR ROLLS is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where he teaches French. His research is in the area of twentieth-century French literature, with particular emphasis on the immediate post-war era. He has published works on Boris Vian, Jean-Paul Sartre and French detective fiction. DEBORAH WALKER is Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa ... Read more

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