Crime fiction in German : Der Krimi / edited by Katharina Hall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hall, Katharina, editor.

Series:

European crime fictions.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Krimi

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, Wales : University Of Wales Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Crime Fiction in German 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.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Map of German-speaking Areas in Europe; Chronology of Crime Fiction in German; 1. Crime Fiction in German: Concepts, Developments and Trends; Der Krimi; The pioneers (1828-1933); Crime fiction under National Socialism (1933-45); Early post-war crime narratives (1945-60) and East German crime fiction (1949-71); The West German Soziokrimi (1960-) and later East German crime fiction (1971-89); Turkish-German crime fiction and the Frauenkrimi (1980-)

Historical crime fiction, regional crime fiction and the rise of the Afrika-Krimi (1989-)Crime fiction of the new millennium and the lacuna of Jewish-German crime fiction; 2. The Emergence of Crime Fiction in German: an Early Maturity; 3. Austrian Crime Fiction: Experimentation, Critical Memory and Humour; 4. Swiss Crime Fiction: Loosli, Glauser, Dürrenmatt and Beyond; 5. Der Afrika-Krimi: Africa in German Crime Fiction; 6. Der Frauenkrimi: Women's Crime Writing in German; 7. Historical Crime Fiction in German: the Turbulent Twentieth Century

8. Der Fernsehkrimi: an Overview of Television Crime Drama in GermanAnnotated Bibliography of Resources on German-language Crime Narratives; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781783168187

1783168188

OCLC:

944186492