Talking about detective fiction
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2011.
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
ISBN
0307743136, 9780307743138 (pbk.)
Physical Desc
viii, 198 pages : illustrated ; 21 cm.
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 809.3872 JAMES 2011
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NF 809.3872 JAMES 2011
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0307743136, 9780307743138 (pbk.)
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-198).
Description
P. D. James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives us a personal, lively exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it. She examines the genre from top to bottom, beginning with the mysteries at the hearts of such novels as Charles Dickens's Bleak House, and bringing us into the present with such writers as Colin Dexter and Sara Paretsky. She compares British and American Golden Age mystery writing. She discusses detective fiction as social history, the stylistic components of the genre, her own process of writing, how critics have reacted over the years, and what she sees as a renewal of detective fiction--and of the detective hero--in recent years.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
James, P. D. (2011). Talking about detective fiction (1st Vintage Books ed.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James, P. D. 2011. Talking About Detective Fiction. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James, P. D. Talking About Detective Fiction Vintage Books, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)James, P. D. Talking About Detective Fiction 1st Vintage Books ed., Vintage Books, 2011.
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