Bloody Italy : Essays on Crime Writing in Italian Settings / edited by Patricia Prandini Buckler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buckler, Patricia, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, Italian--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery stories, Italian.

Political corruption in literature.

Police in literature.

Italy--In literature.

Italy.

Physical Description:

vii, 198 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"This book is an analysis of fiction and nonfiction set in Italy. The writers discussed range from Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin, Leonardo Sciascia, Andrea Camilleri, Roberto Saviano and Douglas Preston. An emerging theme is the corruption of Italian police and judiciary officials and the frustration of officers and politicians trying to work ethically within a flawed system"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Novels About Mysteries = Mystery Novels? The Years of Lead in Contemporary Italian Literature / Nicole Welgen Welgen, Nicole 27

Gomorrah, Scarface and the Italian Camorra: Roberto Saviano's Journey into Naples's Organized Crime / Alice Bendinelli Bendinelli, Alice 46

The Monster of Florence: A Triptych / Patricia Prandini Buckler Buckler, Patricia Prandini 62

Inspector Montalbano on Stage: The Theatrics of Andrea Camilleri / Thomas A. Van Van, Thomas A. 85

For There Were Eunuchs: A Venetian Castrato as Sleuth / Marcia J. Songer Songer, Marcia J. 115

Mozart on Her Mind, Venice in Her Heart, Mysteries in Her Pen: Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Series / Marilyn Rye Rye, Marilyn 133

Michael Dibdin's Peripatetic and Puzzling Aurelio Zen / Patricia Prandini Buckler Buckler, Patricia Prandini 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786458646

078645864X

OCLC:

859385010