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The Novel as Investigation

- Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi
Af: JoAnn Cannon Engelsk Hardback

The Novel as Investigation

- Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi
Af: JoAnn Cannon Engelsk Hardback
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Detective fiction is a universally popular genre; stories about the investigation of a crime by a detective are published all over the world and in hundreds of languages. Detective fiction provides more than entertainment, however; it often has a great deal to say about crime and punishment, justice and injustice, testimony and judgment. The Novel as Investigation examines a group of detective novels by three important Italian writers - Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi - whose conviction about the ethical responsibility of the writer manifests itself in their investigative fiction.

Jo-Ann Cannon explores each writer''s denunciation of societal ills in two complementary texts. These investigative novels shed light on pressing social ills, which are not particular to Italian society of the late twentieth century but are universal in scope: Sciascia focuses on abuses of power and the death penalty, Maraini on violence against women, Tabucchi on torture and police brutality. In addition, each of these texts self-reflexively explore the role of writing in society. Sciascia, Maraini, and Tabucchi all use their fiction to defend the power of the pen to address "il male del mondo."

The Novel as Investigation will be of interest to a broad audience of readers, including those interested in Italian and comparative literature, Italian social history, and cultural studies.

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Detective fiction is a universally popular genre; stories about the investigation of a crime by a detective are published all over the world and in hundreds of languages. Detective fiction provides more than entertainment, however; it often has a great deal to say about crime and punishment, justice and injustice, testimony and judgment. The Novel as Investigation examines a group of detective novels by three important Italian writers - Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi - whose conviction about the ethical responsibility of the writer manifests itself in their investigative fiction.

Jo-Ann Cannon explores each writer''s denunciation of societal ills in two complementary texts. These investigative novels shed light on pressing social ills, which are not particular to Italian society of the late twentieth century but are universal in scope: Sciascia focuses on abuses of power and the death penalty, Maraini on violence against women, Tabucchi on torture and police brutality. In addition, each of these texts self-reflexively explore the role of writing in society. Sciascia, Maraini, and Tabucchi all use their fiction to defend the power of the pen to address "il male del mondo."

The Novel as Investigation will be of interest to a broad audience of readers, including those interested in Italian and comparative literature, Italian social history, and cultural studies.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN-13: 9780802091147
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0802091148
Kategori: Italy
Udg. Dato: 26 aug 2006
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 158mm
Højde: 236mm
Forlag: University of Toronto Press
Oplagsdato: 26 aug 2006
Forfatter(e): JoAnn Cannon
Forfatter(e) JoAnn Cannon

Kategori Italy

ISBN-13 9780802091147

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 144

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 158mm

Højde 236mm

Udg. Dato 26 aug 2006

Oplagsdato 26 aug 2006

Forlag University of Toronto Press