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Investigating Identities : Questions of Identity in Contemporary International Crime Fiction, Paperback / softback Book

Investigating Identities : Questions of Identity in Contemporary International Crime Fiction Paperback / softback

Part of the Textxet: Studies in Comparative Literature series

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Investigating Identities: Questions of Identity in Contemporary International Crime Fiction is one of the relatively few books to date which adopts a comparative approach to the study of the genre.

This collection of twenty essays by international scholars, examining crime fiction production from over a dozen countries, confirms that a comparative approach can both shed light on processes of adaptation and appropriation of the genre within specific national, regional or local contexts, and also uncover similarities between the works of authors from very different areas. Contributors explore discourse concerning national and historical memory, language, race, ethnicity, culture and gender, and examine how identity is affirmed and challenged in the crime genre today.

They reveal a growing tendency towards hybridization and postmodern experimentation, and increasing engagement with philosophical enquiry into the epistemological dimensions of investigation.

Throughout, the notion of stable identities is subject to scrutiny. While each essay in itself is a valuable addition to existing criticism on the genre, all the chapters mutually inform and complement each other in fascinating and often unexpected ways.

This volume makes an important contribution to the growing field of crime fiction studies and to ongoing debates on questions of identity.

It will therefore be of special interest to students and scholars of the crime genre, identity studies and comparative literature.

It will also appeal to all who enjoy reading contemporary crime fiction.

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