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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.



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Crime fiction – Criminal spaces – David Malcom – Emmy – Crime writing – Crime writer –Detective stories – Reader response – Reception studies – Plot

Crime Fiction: A Critical Casebook

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/05/2018
      ISBN13: 9783631662298, 978-3631662298
      ISBN10: 3631662297

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Table of Contents

      Crime fiction – Criminal spaces – David Malcom – Emmy – Crime writing – Crime writer –Detective stories – Reader response – Reception studies – Plot

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