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French Crime Fiction and the Second World War - Past Crimes, Present Memories (Hardcover)
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French Crime Fiction and the Second World War - Past Crimes, Present Memories (Hardcover)
Series: Cultural History of Modern War
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This study explores France's preoccupation with memories of the
Second World War through an examination of popular culture and one
of its more enduring forms, crime fiction. It examines what such
popular narratives have to tell us about past and present
perceptions of the war years in France and how they relate to
post-war debates over memory, culture and national identity.
Starting with narratives of the Resistance in the late 1940s and
concluding with contemporary crime fiction for younger readers,
Gorrara examines popular memories of the Second World War in
dialogue with the changing social, cultural and political contexts
of remembrance in post-war France. From memories of the persecution
of Jews and French collaboration to the legacies of the
concentration camps and the figure of the survivor-witness, all the
crime novels discussed grapple with the challenges of what it means
to live in the shadow of such a past for generations past, present
and future.
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