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Chargement... Talking About Detective Fiction (original 2009; édition 2009)par P.D. James
Information sur l'oeuvreTalking About Detective Fiction par P. D. James (2009)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. My pop pop always loved PD James and now I see why. Talking About Detective Fiction was informative and fun! Genre studies generally perk me up, and this was no exception. I’d totally reread this one, not the least because of its extensive list of crime fiction recommendations and write ups. ( ) Dare I say this about the great P.D. James? This book could have used an editor. Lots of delicious tidbits, insights, and discussion about crime/mystery/detective fiction in all its aspects. It read like she was just having a long, uninterrupted chat, ranging here and there, and moving on to new topics abruptly. Still worth a read. After all, it IS P.D. James!! In this slim volume, the author has a bit of a chat with us about the state of detective fiction. Her perspective is distinctly British, and rooted in the middle of the 20th century, but that doesn't mean her observations aren't keen or widely applicable or out of step with modern readers and authors. On the contrary, from this elder stateswomen of detective writing we gain perspective, depth and understanding about the past, present and future of the genre. Después de casi cincuenta años a la vanguardia de la novela de misterio, P. D. James se encuentra en una posición ideal para hablar acerca del arte de escribir relatos detectivescos. Su admiración por muchos de sus predecesores y contemporáneos en el género se deja ver en esta crónica personal que atrapa tanto como la mejor novela policiaca.
James's style is every bit as elegant here as it is in her fiction: she presents her views with a modesty that makes it hard to take exception to them, coupled with an intellectual vigour that makes it impossible not to take them seriously. At almost 90, with more than 20 books behind her, she remains a writer of tremendous energy and intelligence, and this essay comes as no mean addition to her oeuvre. Slim as it is, Talking About Detective Fiction has biblical heft. Like her own novels, the style is clean, thoughtful and full of grace. [This book dispels] any doubts as to whether the nearly 90-year-old, demure-looking P. D. James has the toughness to dissect the world of crime writing. Fans of Baroness James’s 20 novels will be rewarded by plenty of... insights into how she approaches her chosen profession, as well as some intelligent and well-read discussion of a genre that has perhaps never been more popular. Prix et récompenses
P. D. James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives us a personal, lively exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it. She examines the genre from top to bottom, beginning with the mysteries at the hearts of such novels as Charles Dickens's Bleak House, and bringing us into the present with such writers as Colin Dexter and Sara Paretsky. She compares British and American Golden Age mystery writing. She discusses detective fiction as social history, the stylistic components of the genre, her own process of writing, how critics have reacted over the years, and what she sees as a renewal of detective fiction--and of the detective hero--in recent years.--From publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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