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Detective fiction & the african scene : from the whodunit? to the whydunit? /

"From its very inception, detective fiction has enjoyed a great popularity among the young and the old, the learned and the not so learned. By some unfortunate stroke of irony, its respect has not kept pace with its enormous popularity. For over half a century now, it has remained the bane of c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Asong, Linus T. (Linus Tongwo), 1947-2012
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub., 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter I -- The State of the Genre; Popular Misconceptions, Sources of Error in Judgment; The Practitioners; The Problem of Definition; Purpose of Literature of the Genre; The Strength of the Genre; Transformation and Rejuvenation; Chapter II -- The African Scene; Petals Of Blood; Structure; Characterization; Perpétue Et L'habitude Du Malheur; Structure; Characterization; Witnesses and Red-herring Motif; The Grass Is Singing; Structure; Characterization; Xala; Structure; Characterization; The Least-Likely-Person Motif 
505 8 |a Chapter III -- The WHYDUNITThe Social Component; Setting; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover 
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