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Talking about Detective Fiction

By James, P. D.

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Talking about Detective Fiction

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From the birth of crime writing with Wilkie Collins and Dostoevsky, through Conan Doyle to the golden age of crime, with the rise of Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham, P. D. James brings a lifetime of reading and writing crime fiction to bear on this personal history of the genre. There are chapters on great American crime writers - the likes of Patricia Highsmith, Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett. James also discusses many of her favourite famous detectives, from Sherlock Holmes to Philip Marlowe. P.D. James, the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley, Children of Men and The Murder Room, presents a brief history of detective fiction and explores the literary techniques behind history''s best crime writing.
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Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2010-10-07
Publication Date:
2010-10-07
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
057125358X
ISBN13:
9780571253586
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
229 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
17 cm

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