Robicheaux's Roots: Culture and Tradition in James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux Novels

ISBN-13: 9780807164167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 168 str.

Patricia M. Gaitely

Opis

In twenty novels over three decades, Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux has become popular with readers around the world. Yet writer James Lee Burke s protagonist is deeply rooted in a culture that may be unfamiliar to many fans. In Robicheaux s Roots, Patricia M. Gaitely explains southwest Louisiana traditions in music, food, language, folk justice, supernatural beliefs, and much more as she explores their presence in the famous mystery series."