| Politics and Society in Italian Crime Fiction: An Historical Overview Contributor(s): Pezzotti, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786476524 ISBN-13: 9780786476527 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Italian - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction |
| Dewey: 853.087 |
| LCCN: 2013045180 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book comprehensively covers the history of Italian crime fiction from its origins to the present. Using the concept of moral rebellion, the author examines the ways in which Italian crime fiction has articulated the country's social and political changes. The book concentrates on such writers as Augusto de Angelis (1888-1944), Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911-1969), Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989), Andrea Camilleri (b. 1925), Loriano Macchiavelli (b. 1934), Massimo Carlotto (b. 1956), and Marcello Fois (b. 1960). Through the analysis of writers belonging to differing crucial periods of Italy's history, this work reveals the many ways in which authors exploit the genre to reflect social transformation and dysfunction. |