Latin American detectives against power : individualism, the state, and failure in crime fiction /

This book examines how Latin American detective stories portray individualism and the state through the figures of the private eye and the police. Fabricio Tocco argues that these portrayals constitute a far more radical critique than the one developed by the Anglo-American canon, culminating in a t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tocco, Fabricio, 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022].
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Table of Contents:
  • The Anglo-American detective: individualism against the state
  • Argentina: the state against individualism
  • Chile: individualism within the state
  • Brazil: the state against the state
  • Coda: The Mexican-American border seen from Chilean eyes
  • Final thoughts: From failure to community.