The Foreign in International Crime Fiction Transcultural Representations

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Synopsis

'The foreigner' is a familiar character in popular crime fiction, from the foreign detective whose outsider status provides a unique perspective on a familiar or exotic location to the xenophobic portrayal of the criminal 'other'. Exploring popular crime fiction from across the world, The Foreign in International Crime Writing examines these popular works as 'transcultural contact zones' in which writers can tackle such issues as national identity, immigration, globalization and diaspora communities. Offering readings of 20th and 21st century crime writing from Norway, the UK, India, China, Europe and Australasia, the essays in this book open up new directions for scholarship on crime writing and transnational literatures.

Book details

Author:
Jean Anderson, Carolina Miranda, Barbara Pezzotti
ISBN:
9781441177032
Related ISBNs:
9781472569547
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
256
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-20
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Language Arts, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers