{"product_id":"critical-essays-on-elmore-leonard-9781119576693","title":"Critical Essays on Elmore Leonard","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scholarly exploration of Elmore Leonardprovides original essays and fresh insights on the author's works and influence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabelled as the closest thing America has to a national novelist, Elmore Leonard''s clean and direct writing, engaging bad guys, and deadpan humor resonate with readers around the nation and throughout the world. Popular films based on his books continue to introduce new audiences to Leonard''s unique way of engaging with complex themes of American culture and pop-culture history. Yet surprisingly, academic treatments of his writing are almost nonexistent. \u003ci\u003eCritical Essays on Elmore Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e is an original anthology that covers the topics, themes, literary and narrative style, and enduring influences of one of the finest crime writers in the history of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis unique collection of essays explores the ways in which Leonard's work reflects America''s dynamic, ever-changing culture. Divided into two parts, the book first examines maj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Topics and Themes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Nostalgia and Authenticity in Elmore Leonard’s Conflicted Heroes 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Scrivener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Elmore Leonard and the Romantic Comedy, or “Get Some Love into It” 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Sinowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Sense of Place in Elmore Leonard’s Crime Fiction 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Geherin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Visual Clues: Dress, Appearance, and Perception in Elmore Leonard’s Crime Fiction 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankie Y. Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Mozart of the Motor City: Elmore Leonard and \u003ci\u003eNoir Buffa \u003c\/i\u003e73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKris Mecholsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Five Case Studies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Man with Five Names: \u003ci\u003eHombre \u003c\/i\u003eon Race and the Cinematic Western 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKorine Powers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pitching Cinematic Identification in \u003ci\u003eGet Shorty \u003c\/i\u003e113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Derbesy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 “It’s the \u003ci\u003eway \u003c\/i\u003ethey’re done”: Style and Legerdemain in \u003ci\u003eOut of Sight \u003c\/i\u003e127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Moral Luck and Determinism in \u003ci\u003eRum Punch \u003c\/i\u003e147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRossitsa Terzieva-Artemis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Disjointed \u003ci\u003eDjibouti\u003c\/i\u003e: Elmore Leonard’s Final Metafiction 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Grella and Charles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407088623959,"sku":"9781119576693","price":62.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119576693.jpg?v=1730498139","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-essays-on-elmore-leonard-9781119576693","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}