The Roman Noir in Post-War French Culture - Dark Fictions (Hardcover)

Thrilling, absorbing, and full of bizarre plots twists and motivations, the roman noir is crime fiction at its most exciting. In this lively introduction to the post-war French roman noir, Claire Gorrara challenges preconceptions about the roman noir as little more than a populist form of crime fiction and examines how selected writers have appropriated it as a critical response to formative concerns and debates in post-war French society. Analysing six texts (including one film noir) in their historical context, The Roman Noir in Post-War French Culture offers much more than close readings of these fascinating crime fiction texts; it demonstrates the important contribution of the roman noir to the cultural histories of post-war France.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Studies in Modern European Culture
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	April 2003
Authors:	Claire Gorrara
Dimensions:	223 x 145 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	148
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-924609-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-19-924609-2
Barcode:	9780199246090

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