The foreign in international crime writing
Subtitle: transcultural representations
By: edited by Jean Anderson, Carolina Miranda and Barbara Pezzotti
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781441128171; 9781441177032; 9781441181985
Subjects: Immigrants in literature; Noir fiction; Crime writing; Detective and mystery stories; History and criticism; Other (Philosophy) in literature
Description: "'The foreigner' is a familiar character in popular crime fiction, from the foreign detective whose outsider status provides a unique perspective on a familiar or exotic location to the xenophobic portrayal of the criminal 'other'. Exploring popular crime fiction from across the world, The Foreign in International Crime Writing examines these popular works as 'transcultural contact zones' in which writers can tackle such issues as national identity, immigration, globalization and diaspora communities. Offering readings of 20th and 21st century crime writing from Norway, the UK, India, China, Europe and Australasia, the essays in this book open up new directions for scholarship on crime writing and transnational literatures."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.