Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Detective Fiction
Subtitle: Essays on the Genero Negro Tradition
Contributors: Renée W. Craig-Odders (Editor); Jacky Collins (Editor); Glen S. Close (Editor)
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: March 6, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780786424269
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Latin American Literature; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; Latin America; European - Spanish & Portuguese; Mystery & Detective Fiction; Caribbean & Latin American; Detective and mystery stories, Latin American; Detective and mystery stories, Portuguese; Detective and mystery stories, Spanish; History and criticism
Description: "This volume presents a compilation of 12 critical essays on género negro. The first section of the book is dedicated to the detective fiction of Spain and Portugal. The second section surveys works from Latin America and the United States, where topics touch on universal subjects like crime, identity and feminism"--Provided by publisher.