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Crime Fiction in German: Der Krimi (European Crime Fictions)
Katharina Hall
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Description for Crime Fiction in German: Der Krimi (European Crime Fictions)
Paperback. Crime Fiction in German is the first volume in English to offer a comprehensive overview of German-language crime fiction from its origins in the early nineteenth century to its vibrant growth in the new millennium. Editor(s): Hall, Katharina. Series: European Crime Fictions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 B&W map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Crime Fiction in German is the first volume in English to offer a comprehensive overview of German-language crime fiction from its origins in the early nineteenth century to its vibrant growth in the new millennium. As well as introducing readers to crime fiction from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the former East Germany, the volume expands the notion of a German crime-writing tradition by investigating Nazi crime fiction, Jewish-German crime fiction, Turkish-German crime fiction and the Afrika-Krimi. Other key areas, including the West German social crime novel, women's crime writing, regional crime fiction, historical crime fiction and the Fernsehkrimi (TV crime ... Read more
Crime Fiction in German is the first volume in English to offer a comprehensive overview of German-language crime fiction from its origins in the early nineteenth century to its vibrant growth in the new millennium. As well as introducing readers to crime fiction from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the former East Germany, the volume expands the notion of a German crime-writing tradition by investigating Nazi crime fiction, Jewish-German crime fiction, Turkish-German crime fiction and the Afrika-Krimi. Other key areas, including the West German social crime novel, women's crime writing, regional crime fiction, historical crime fiction and the Fernsehkrimi (TV crime ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
European Crime Fictions
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783168170
SKU
V9781783168170
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Ref
99-10
About Katharina Hall
General reader with an interest in crime fiction Undergraduate and postgraduate students Academics
Reviews for Crime Fiction in German: Der Krimi (European Crime Fictions)
An impressive survey of the field, from the genre's first stirrings and it regional inflections in Austria and Switzerland, through to discussions of the Afrika Krimi (crime fiction set in or about Africa), the Frauenkrimi (crime fiction written by, for and about women), historical crime fiction
a subgenre currently enjoying a boom in both English and German
and a brief history of ... Read more
a subgenre currently enjoying a boom in both English and German
and a brief history of ... Read more