Detective Fiction in a Postcolonial and Transnational World
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Full Title

Detective Fiction in a Postcolonial and Transnational World
Author(s)

Singer, Marc, Dr
Edition
ISBN

9781409475514, 9780754668480
Publisher

Routledge
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Taking up a neglected area in the study of the crime novel, this collection investigates the growing number of writers who adapt conventions of detective fiction to expose problems of law, ethics, and truth that arise in postcolonial and transnational communities. While detective fiction has been linked to imperialism and constructions of race from its earliest origins, recent developments signal the evolution of the genre into a potent framework for narrating the complexities of identity, citizenship, and justice in a postcolonial world. Among the authors considered are Vikram Chandra, Gabriel Garc

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