LEADER 04313nam 2200757 450 001 9910456362503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-99203-8 010 $a9786611992033 010 $a1-4426-8191-8 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442681910 035 $a(CKB)2430000000002023 035 $a(EBL)4672116 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000304620 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11263480 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000304620 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10279619 035 $a(PQKB)11259775 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00601112 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255143 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672116 035 $a(DE-B1597)465006 035 $a(OCoLC)1013955132 035 $a(OCoLC)944177381 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442681910 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672116 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257799 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL199203 035 $a(OCoLC)958516045 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000002023 100 $a20160914h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe novel as investigation $eLeonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi /$fJoAnn Cannon 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2006. 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (145 p.) 225 1 $aToronto Italian Studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-3476-4 311 $a0-8020-9114-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. The Power of the Pen in Leonardo Sciascia's Porte Aperte -- $t2. The Death of the Detective in II Cavaliere e la morte -- $t3. In Search of Isolina -- $t4. Voci and the Conventions of the Giallo -- $t5. Ethics and Literature in Sostiene Pereira: Una Testimonianza -- $t6. Detection, Activism, and Writing in La testa perduta di Damascene* Monteiro -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aDetective fiction is a universally popular genre; stories about the investigation of a crime by a detective are published all over the world and in hundreds of languages. Detective fiction provides more than entertainment, however; it often has a great deal to say about crime and punishment, justice and injustice, testimony and judgment. The Novel as Investigation examines a group of detective novels by three important Italian writers ? Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi ? whose conviction about the ethical responsibility of the writer manifests itself in their investigative fiction.Jo-Ann Cannon explores each writer?s denunciation of societal ills in two complementary texts. These investigative novels shed light on pressing social ills, which are not particular to Italian society of the late twentieth century but are universal in scope: Sciascia focuses on abuses of power and the death penalty, Maraini on violence against women, Tabucchi on torture and police brutality. In addition, each of these texts self-reflexively explore the role of writing in society. Sciascia, Maraini, and Tabucchi all use their fiction to defend the power of the pen to address ?il male del mondo.? The Novel as Investigation will be of interest to a broad audience of readers, including those interested in Italian and comparative literature, Italian social history, and cultural studies. 410 0$aToronto Italian studies. 606 $aDetective and mystery stories, Italian$xHistory and criticism 606 $aItalian fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aSocial justice in literature 606 $aSocial problems in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDetective and mystery stories, Italian$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aItalian fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aSocial justice in literature. 615 0$aSocial problems in literature. 676 $a853.0872090914 700 $aCannon$b JoAnn$0533162 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456362503321 996 $aThe novel as investigation$92485342 997 $aUNINA