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French Crime Fiction
Claire Gorrara
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Description for French Crime Fiction
Hardback. Presents the development of crime fiction in French cultures from the mid-nineteenth century onwards and explores the distinctive features of a French-language tradition. Series: European Crime Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
This book is one of the first English-language studies to chart the development of crime fiction in French from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It analyses the distinctive features of a French-language tradition and introduces readers to a rich and varied body of work. Each chapter examines a specific period, movement or group of writers, as well as engaging with wider debates on the place of crime fiction within contemporary French and European culture. From early twentieth-century pioneers, such as Gaston Leroux and Maurice Leblanc, to the phenomenal success of Georges Simenon, from May 68 to the gender ... Read more
This book is one of the first English-language studies to chart the development of crime fiction in French from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It analyses the distinctive features of a French-language tradition and introduces readers to a rich and varied body of work. Each chapter examines a specific period, movement or group of writers, as well as engaging with wider debates on the place of crime fiction within contemporary French and European culture. From early twentieth-century pioneers, such as Gaston Leroux and Maurice Leblanc, to the phenomenal success of Georges Simenon, from May 68 to the gender ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
European Crime Fiction
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780708321010
SKU
V9780708321010
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Ref
99-15
About Claire Gorrara
Clare Gorrara is reader in French in the Department of European Studies at Cardiff University.
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