French crime fiction and the Second World War : Past crimes, present memories /

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By investigating representations of the war years in a selection of French crime novels from the mid-1940s to the present day this book argues for the importance of crime fiction, and popular culture more generally, as active agents of memory in the ongoing debates over the legacies of the war years...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gorrara, Claire (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
War and literature.
Literature.
French fiction.
Detective and mystery stories, French.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Litterature et guerre.
Roman français > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
World War, 1939-1945 > Literature and the war.
French fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, French > History and criticism.
France.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > In literature.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:By investigating representations of the war years in a selection of French crime novels from the mid-1940s to the present day this book argues for the importance of crime fiction, and popular culture more generally, as active agents of memory in the ongoing debates over the legacies of the war years in contemporary France.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages).
ISBN:9781526130181

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