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The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts.
  • Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction
  • Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches
  • Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition
  • Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart.
  • Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions



The Crime Fiction Handbook

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 26/10/2012
    ISBN13: 9780470657041, 978-0470657041
    ISBN10: 0470657049

    Number of Pages: 272

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    Description

    The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts.
    • Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction
    • Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches
    • Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition
    • Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart.
    • Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions



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