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The roman noir in post-war French culture : dark fictions
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gorrara, Claire, Author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in modern European culture.
- Oxford studies in modern European culture The roman noir in post-war French culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery stories, French--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, French.
- Noir fiction--History and criticism.
- Noir fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 136 p.).
- Other Title:
- roman noir in post-war French culture
- Oxford studies in modern European culture
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Populist and widely disseminated, the French roman noir has a reputation as a minor genre with its roots in American popular culture. This study challenges such preconceptions and examines the genre as a critical response to concerns and debates in post-war French society.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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