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Lädt ... Crime Uncovered: Detective (2015. Auflage)von Barry Forshaw (Herausgeber)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A very uneven collection, mostly of essays which don't seem to have much consistency in terms of content; some of the "case studies" are incisive and enlightening, some are barely more than summaries of the source material, others are bordering on puff pieces trying to sell that material to us. The editor's own contributions are among the weakest and his set of largely vacuous interviews seem self indulgent and out of place. The "reports" that form the last section are the most insightful and challenging efforts and salvage the book somewhat although it still mostly feels like it was put together so the editor could (I imagine) make it recommended reading on his MA crime fiction courses. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
For most of the twentieth century, the private eye dominated crime fiction and film, a lone figure fighting for justice, often in opposition to the official representatives of law and order. More recently, however, the police have begun to take center stage--as exemplified by the runaway success of TV police procedurals like Law and Order. In Crime Uncovered: Detective, Barry Forshaw offers an exploration of some of the most influential and popular fictional police detectives in the history of the genre. Taking readers into the worlds of such beloved authors as P. D. James, Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, Ian Rankin, and Håkan Nesser, this book zeroes in on the characteristics that define the iconic characters they created, discussing how they relate to their national and social settings, questions of class, and to the criminals they relentlessly pursue. Showing how the role of the authority figure has changed--and how each of these writers creates characters who work both within and against the strictures of official investigations--the book shows how creators cleverly subvert expectations of both police procedure and the crime genre itself. Written by a leading expert in the field and drawn from interviews with the featured authors, Crime Uncovered: Detectivewill thrill the countless fans of Inspector Rebus, Harry Hole, Adam Dalgliesh, and the other enduring police detectives who define the genre. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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