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Detecting detection : international perspectives on the uses of a plot /

We indulge our fascination with detection in many ways, only some of which occur in the detective story. In fact, modern fiction regularly uses elements of a detective narrative to tell another story altogether, to engage characters, narrators, and readers with questions of identity, with examinatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baker, Peter, 1955-, Shaller, Deborah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Continuum, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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