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Item Details
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CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CRIME FICTION
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| By: |
Hans Bertens, Theo D'Haen |
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Paperback |
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£44.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0333684656 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780333684658 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
15 October, 2001 |
| Series: |
Crime Files |
| Pages: |
242 |
| Description: |
This work gives an overview of trends in American crime fiction. It focuses on the work of popular and award-winning authors since 1985. Attention is given to writers who have re-worked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities. |
| Synopsis: |
This highly accessible, lively and informative study gives a clear and comprehensive overview of recent trends in American crime fiction. Building on a discussion of the immediate predecessors, Bertens and D'haen focus on the work of popular and award-winning authors of the last fifteen years. Particular attention is given to writers who have reworked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities. |
| Illustrations: |
biography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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