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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780674703321

Autore

Cannon JoAnn

Titolo

The novel as investigation : Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi / / JoAnn Cannon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-281-99203-8

9786611992033

1-4426-8191-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Toronto Italian Studies

Disciplina

853.0872090914

Soggetti

Detective and mystery stories, Italian - History and criticism

Italian fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Social justice in literature

Social problems in literature

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. The power of the pen in Leonardo Sciascia's Porte aperte -- ; 2. The death of the detective in Il cavaliere e la morte -- ; 3. In search of Isolina -- ; 4. Voci and the conventions of the Giallo -- ; 5. Ethics and literature in Sostiene Pereira : Una testimonianza -- ; 6. Detection, activism, and writing in La testa perduta di Damasceno Monteiro.

Sommario/riassunto

"Detective fiction is a universally popular genre: stories about crime investigation are published all over the world and in hundreds of languages. However, detective fiction provides more than entertainment; it often has a great deal to say about important social issues such as crime and punishment, justice and injustice, testimony and judgment. The Novel as Investigation examines a group of detective novels published from the mid-1980s to the end of the century by three Italian writers - Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi - whose commitment to ethical responsibility informs



much of their work."--Jacket.