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Crime fiction in German : Der Krimi / edited by Katharina Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- European crime fictions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery stories, German--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, German.
- Detective and mystery stories, Austrian--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, Austrian.
- Detective and mystery stories, Swiss--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, Swiss.
- German fiction--History and criticism.
- German fiction.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvii, 166 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff : University Of Wales Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Crime Fiction in German: Der Krimi is the first volume in English to offer a comprehensive overview of German-language crime fiction from its origins in the early nineteenth century to its vibrant growth in the new millennium. As well as introducing readers to crime fiction from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the former East Germany, the volume expands the notion of a German crime-writing tradition by investigating Nazi crime fiction, Jewish-German crime fiction,Turkish-German crime fiction and the Afrika-Krimi."--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- Crime fiction in German: concepts, developments and trends / Katharina Hall
- The emergence of crime fiction in German: an early maturity / Mary Tannert
- Austrian crime fiction: experimentation, critical memory and humour / Marieke Krajenbrink
- Swiss crime fiction: Loosli, Glauser, Dürrenmatt and beyond / Martin Rosenstock
- Der Afrika-Krimi: Africa in German crime fiction / Julia Augart
- Der Frauenkrimi: women's crime writing in German / Faye Stewart
- Historical crime fiction in German: the turbulent Twentieth Century / Katharina Hall
- Der Fernsehkrimi: an overview of television crime drama in German / Katharina Hall.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "Annotated bibliography of resources on German-language crime narratives": pages 141-151.
- ISBN:
- 9781783168163
- 1783168161
- 178316817X
- 9781783168170
- OCLC:
- 920724155
- Publisher Number:
- (YBP)12468939
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