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Mediterranean crime fiction : transcultural narratives in and around the 'Great Sea' /

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Barbara Pezzotti offers new ways of reading established crime novelists, such as Andrea Camilleri, Jean-Claude Izzo and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and less well-known writers, such as Yasmina Khadra and Batya Gur. By exploring the transcultural nature of Mediterranean crime fiction, this study advoca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pezzotti, Barbara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2024].
Subjects:
Detective and mystery stories > European authors > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, African > History and criticism.
Mediterranean Region > In literature.
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Summary:Barbara Pezzotti offers new ways of reading established crime novelists, such as Andrea Camilleri, Jean-Claude Izzo and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and less well-known writers, such as Yasmina Khadra and Batya Gur. By exploring the transcultural nature of Mediterranean crime fiction, this study advocates for a regional 'reading' of the genre.
Physical Description:viii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index.
ISBN:9781009451475
1009451472