The roman noir in post-war French culture : dark fictions
Gorrara, ClaireAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2003.
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.
Specialized.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Specialized.
Detective and mystery stories, French
Noir fiction
Romance Literatures
Languages & Literatures
French Literature