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Robicheaux's roots : culture and tradition in James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gaitely, Patricia M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Burke, James Lee, > 1936- > Criticism and interpretation.
Robicheaux, Dave (Fictitious character)
Private investigators in literature.
Louisiana > In literature.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Putting down roots
  • Language, dialect, and folk sayings
  • The soundtrack of a culture
  • Robicheaux's roux
  • Beliefs along the Bayou
  • Something in the water
  • Fighting the good fight: folk justice and southern violence
  • New Iberia: Dave Robicheaux's hometown.