Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian detective fiction : essays on the género negro tradition / edited by Renée W. Craig-Odders, Jacky Collins and Glen S. Close.

Other author Craig-Odders, Renée W.
Other author Collins, Jacky.
Other author Close, Glen S. (Glen Steven)
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, ©2006.
Descriptionvi, 230 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Detective and mystery stories, Spanish--History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, Portuguese--History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, Latin American--History and criticism.
Spanish fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
Portuguese fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
Latin American fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.

Contents The Carvalho series of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán / Susana Bayó Belenguer -- Still crazy after all these years : the life of Eduardo Mendoza's detective / David Knutson -- To be and not to be (feminist) : the curious epistemology of Alicia Giménez Bartlett's Petra Delicado series / Nina L. Molinaro -- "A world beyond" : the Lola Van Guardia trilogy / Jacky Collins -- "Coming out" in Spanish crime fiction / Nancy Vosburg -- Shades of green : the police procedural in Spain / Renée W. Craig-Odders -- "Ainda bem que chegaste" : life, death and friendship in the crime novels of Francisco José Viegas / Paul Castro -- The detective is dead. Long live the novela negra! / Glen S. Close -- Private detectives, private lives : the detective fiction of Sergio Gómez and Marcela Serrano / Kate Quinn -- The search for identity : the return to analytic detective fiction in Mexico / Marcie Paul -- Family, identity and the latina private investigator / Gianna M. Martella.
Abstract "This volume presents a compilation of 12 critical essays on género negro. The first section of the book is dedicated to the detective fiction of Spain and Portugal. The second section surveys works from Latin America and the United States, where topics touch on universal subjects like crime, identity and feminism"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006007023
ISBN0786424265 (softcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PQ6140.D47 H57 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold