{"product_id":"murder-in-fact-9781476672243","title":"Murder in Fact","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   With the 1965 publication of \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, Truman Capote declared he broke new literary ground. But Capote''s nonfiction novel belongs to a long Naturalist tradition originating in the work of 19th-century French novelist Emile Zola. Naturalism offers a particular response to the increasing problem of violence in American life and its sociological implications.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book traces the origins of the fact-based homicide novel that emerged in the mainstream of American literature with works such as Frank Norris''s \u003ci\u003eMcTeague\u003c\/i\u003e and flourished in the twentieth century with works such as Theodore Dreiser''s \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e and Richard Wright''s \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e. At their heart is a young man isolated from community who acts out in desperate circumstances against someone who reflects his isolation. A tension develops between how society views this killer and the way he is viewed by the novelist. The crimes central to these narratives epitomize the vast ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456078348631,"sku":"9781476672243","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476672243.jpg?v=1755033712","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/murder-in-fact-9781476672243","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}