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Contemporary American Crime Fiction (Crime Files Series)
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Product Description
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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2708101 in Books
- Published on: 2001-10-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 248 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
This book is both an education and a joy..fresh insights into books published as recently as 1999. "Choice"
About the Author
HANS BERTENS is Professor of Comparative Literature at Utrecht University. - THEO D'HAEN is Professor of English and American Literature at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He has published widely in the field of modern literature, especially on postmodern and postcolonialism.
