Talking About Detective Fiction
P. D. James brings a lifetime of reading and writing crime fiction to bear on this personal history of the genre, from the birth of the detective story, through Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle, to the golden age of crime and the rise of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh and Margery...
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P. D. James brings a lifetime of reading and writing crime fiction to bear on this personal history of the genre, from the birth of the detective story, through Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle, to the golden age of crime and the rise of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham. There is a chapter on great American crime writers such as Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett, and P. D. James also discusses many of her favourite detectives, from Sherlock Holmes to Kurt Wallender.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571253586 (057125358X)
Publish date: 2010
Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd.
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Language,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Crime
Libro de la escritora de novelas de misterio P.D. James, en el que analiza las novelas de misterio inglesas y americanas, centrándose en sus autores principales. Entretenido, y con cierto interés, pero no pasa de ahí. Además, no habla de la gran dama de la novela de misterio, Jessica Fletcher, ni de...
A short treaty about the history of detective fiction. P. D. James gives insight into her own novels and writing habits while giving a thorough over view about the development of the genre of detective fiction. She discusses the golden age of this genre. the 30s of the twentieth century till late 40...
Must read.Wonderful survey of the Golden Age of British Crime Fiction. I discovered Margery Allingham while attending classes at the British Council a long time ago and I never looked back...This book felt like little essays rather than something coherent and in-depth but it was still very enjoyable...
I got the sense that this book, although interesting, would have worked better as a series of lectures. It is full of repetitions (how many times does the word 'vicariously' appear) and it is vapid. It shows some insights, here and there but it is too thin and opinionated.
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 ...
12 years ago
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