With over 1.2 billion residents, India is not only the world's most
copious producer of crime pulp, it is also its hungriest consumer.
Even in her chirpy feel-good Bollywood films, guns and gangsters
vie with the singing and the dancing. Although the work of many
Indian writers of crime noir are not to be found in fashionable
bookstores-next to the hardcover books of Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman
Rushdie, and Vikram Seth-they are in much more popular spots: the
stalls and book carts of A. H. Wheeler & Co. found among the
8,000 railway stations that serve India's 25 million daily
commuters, riding 71,000 miles of uneventful track. That is India's
open secret: crime novels stay close to their devouring readers.
This needs commemorating. Hence Noir Nation No. 3: The India
Issue-with stories that are dark, brutal, and beautiful to the eye
that loves the shadows-where the dark angels flock. Illustrated
with stunning Mehndi tattoos, Noir Nation's India Issue contains
over thirty entries from some of the very best literary crime
fiction writers in the world, among them Suparn Verma, Samrat X,
Yaeer Talker, Bianca Bellova, JJ Toner, Richard Godwin, Simon Rowe,
Graham Wynd, David Siddell, and Meeah Cross-Williams; and ace
contributions from emerging noir writers Alastair Keen, Terrence P.
McCauley, Frauke Schuster, Ryan Gattis, Chelsea L. Clemmons, Gila
Green, Paul Alexander, Carmen Tudor, and Anthony Pioppi; and
established hard-boiled wunderkinds Jonathan Sturak, Ed Lynskey,
Mark Mellon, Christopher L. Irvin, and Nik Korpon, The issue also
includes essays on noir-related poetry, music, and the visual arts
by Atar Hadari, Vicki Gundrum, and Robert Brunet and two works of
classic noir: "The Turkish Brothel" by the late Cortright McMeel
and "The Perfect Courtesan" by Kshemendra.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Noir Nation, 3 |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Suparn Verma
• Samrat
• Taeer Talker
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4929-0902-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
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LSN: |
1-4929-0902-5 |
Barcode: |
9781492909026 |
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