Talking About Detective Fiction
To judge by the worldwide success of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie's Poirot, it is not only the Anglo-Saxons who have an appetite for mystery and mayhem. Talking about the craft of detective writing and sharing her personal thoughts and observations on one of the most...
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To judge by the worldwide success of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie's Poirot, it is not only the Anglo-Saxons who have an appetite for mystery and mayhem. Talking about the craft of detective writing and sharing her personal thoughts and observations on one of the most popular and enduring forms of literature, P. D. James examines the challenges, achievements and potential of a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. P. D. James explores the metamorphosis of a genre which has gripped and entertained the popular imagination like no other type of novel. Written by the author widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307743138 (0307743136)
ASIN: 307743136
Publish date: May 3rd 2011
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Language,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Crime
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I had heard an interview with P.D. James a while ago where she was asked about the fact that she said that books of Jane Austen could be seen as detective fiction, and this intrigued me so that I had to buy the book where this was stated. And I don't regret it. This is an interesting read for all ...
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