The art of indirection in British espionage fiction
Subtitle: a critical study of six novelists
By: Robert Lance Snyder
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780786463794
Subjects: Fiction; Technique; Narration (Rhetoric); English Spy stories; History and criticism
Description: "In contrast to the classical detective story, the spy novel tends to be considered a suspect, less literary genre. While previous studies have focused on its historical, thematic and ideological dimensions, this critical work seeks to distinguish British espionage fiction based on its unique narrative form, which is typically elliptical, oblique and recursive"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Reconnoitering a Disreputable Genre; title: Eric Ambler's revisionist thrillers; title: Graham Greene's world of loyalty and betrayal; title: Len Deighton's cold war triptych; title: John Le Carre's post-cold war labyrinths; title: Stella Rimington's feminist espionage fiction; title: Charles Cumming's contemporary vision.