Blood on the table : essays on food in international crime fiction /

This collection of essays explores the semiotics of food in the 20th and 21st century crime fiction of authors. It covers a range of issues, such as the provision of intra-, per- or paratextual recipes, the aesthetics and ethics of food, eating rituals and eating disorders and other seemingly abnorm...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Anderson, Jean, 1951- (Editor), Miranda, Carolina (Editor), Pezzotti, Barbara (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories > History and criticism. Food in literature. Eating disorders in literature. Food habits in literature.

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Summary:	This collection of essays explores the semiotics of food in the 20th and 21st century crime fiction of authors. It covers a range of issues, such as the provision of intra-, per- or paratextual recipes, the aesthetics and ethics of food, eating rituals and eating disorders and other seemingly abnormal habits as signs of "otherness."
Physical Description:	viii, 183 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781476671758 1476671753