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The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler: And English Summer: A Gothic Romance
ISBN: 9780061227448 / Angielski / Miękka / 113 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. During a period of twenty years--from his start as a young writer for H. L. Mencken's classic pulp magazine The Black Mask in the early 1930s, through the publication of his novels The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely, to his career as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1940s--Raymond Chandler kept a series of private notebooks. Drawn from those journals, The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler offers an intimate view of the writer at work, revealing early ideas, descriptions, and anecdotes that would later be used in The Long Goodbye, The Blue... During a period of twenty years--from his start as a young writer for H. L. Mencken's classic pulp magazine The Black Mask in the early 19... |
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69,91 zł |
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Whodunit? : A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing
ISBN: 9780195157611 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Who populates the pages of crime and mystery writing? Who are the characters we willingly follow into the mystery genre's uneasy imaginative territory? And who created those characters in the first place? What life experience and expertise informs their work? What are the sources of their themes, regional accents, and even the axes that some grind? Why do some wish to give us a good laugh, while others seem hell-bent on making us shudder?
Whodunit? answers these questions and more. Here mystery expert Rosemary Herbert brings together enlightening and entertaining information on hundreds... Who populates the pages of crime and mystery writing? Who are the characters we willingly follow into the mystery genre's uneasy imaginative territory...
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142,86 zł |
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Fiction, Crime, and Empire : CLUES TO MODERNITY AND POSTMODERNISM
ISBN: 9780252062803 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. |
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101,17 zł |
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Places for Dead Bodies
ISBN: 9780292731301 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. From Tony Hillerman's Navajo Southwest to Martin Cruz Smith's Moscow, an exotic, vividly described locale is one of the great pleasures of many murder mysteries. Indeed, the sense of place, no less than the compelling character of the detective, is often what keeps authors writing and readers reading a particular series of mystery novels. This book investigates how "police procedural" murder mysteries have been used to convey a sense of place. Gary Hausladen delves into the work of more than thirty authors, including Tony Hillerman, Martin Cruz Smith, James Lee Burke, David Lindsey,... From Tony Hillerman's Navajo Southwest to Martin Cruz Smith's Moscow, an exotic, vividly described locale is one of the great pleasures of many mur... |
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148,92 zł |
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The Baker Street Reader : Cornerstone Writings About Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9780313241062 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. |
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495,33 zł |
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The Critical Response to Raymond Chandler
ISBN: 9780313279485 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. In the past decade, Raymond Chandler has come to be recognized as a major mid-century American novelist. Though an immensely popular writer of mysteries, Chandler is now receiving the serious attention of scholars. He is seen as a writer with a deliberate approach toward the creation of fictions that present a significant criticism of American life. The essays and reviews in this volume trace the response to Chandler's work from 1944 to the present. This volume traces the changing reception of Chandler's works. It includes essays and reviews from 1944 to the present. These pieces treat... In the past decade, Raymond Chandler has come to be recognized as a major mid-century American novelist. Though an immensely popular writer of myst... |
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563,42 zł |
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Mary Higgins Clark : A Critical Companion
ISBN: 9780313294136 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, uses a popular literary genre, the novel of mystery and suspense, to explore contemporary social issues and the reality of evil in the lives of ordinary people. This first critical study of her work reveals the serious intent of a popular writer of popular fiction. It examines common themes--the consequences of crime on innocent victims, how crime forces its victims to confront their deepest psychological fears and the terror of the past--and explores Clark's treatment of current social issues from capital punishment to child... Best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, uses a popular literary genre, the novel of mystery and suspense, to explore contemp... |
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234,32 zł |
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Justice Denoted : The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature
ISBN: 9780313303012 / Angielski / Twarda / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. White provides the most comprehensive scholarly compilation of fictional work of legal suspense in existence. Primarily a bibliography of novels, it also annotates plays, scripts for film and television, novelizations, and short-story collections about lawyers and the law. The idea behind the principal of selection is to disdain labels that reduce the variety of the legal thriller to a subgenre of mystery fiction. Novels that range from suspense thrillers through science fiction to the philosophical novel are included if justice is thematically important. It is therefore an eclectic... White provides the most comprehensive scholarly compilation of fictional work of legal suspense in existence. Primarily a bibliography of novels, i... |
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483,99 zł |
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Theory and Practice of Classic Detective Fiction
ISBN: 9780313304620 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Combining theoretical and practical approaches, this collection of essays explores classic detective fiction from a variety of contemporary viewpoints. Among the diverse perspectives are those which interrogate the way the genre reflects important social and cultural attitudes, contributes to a reader's ability to adapt to the challenges of daily life, and provides alternate takes on the role of the detective as an investigator and arbiter of truth. Part I looks at the nature of and the audience for detective fiction, as well as at the genre as a literary form. This section includes an... Combining theoretical and practical approaches, this collection of essays explores classic detective fiction from a variety of contemporary viewpoi... |
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495,33 zł |
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Latin American Mystery Writers: An A-To-Z Guide
ISBN: 9780313305542 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Latin America has a rich literary tradition that is receiving growing amounts of attention. The body of Latin American mystery writing is especially vast and diverse. Because it is part of Latin American popular culture, it also reflects many of the social and cultural concerns of that region. This reference provides an overview of mystery fiction of Latin America. While many of the authors profiled have received critical attention, others have been relatively neglected. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 54 writers, most of whom are from Argentina, Mexico, and Cuba. Every... Latin America has a rich literary tradition that is receiving growing amounts of attention. The body of Latin American mystery writing is especiall... |
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268,17 zł |
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A Reader's Guide to Raymond Chandler
ISBN: 9780313307676 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The author of such works as "The Big Sleep" (1939), "Farewell, My Lovely" (1940), "The Lady in the Lake" (1943), and "The Long Goodbye" (1953), Raymond Chandler was one of the most popular mystery writers of his time. His works continue to be read today and have been adapted many times into films. Chandler's writings have also been receiving growing amounts of scholarly attention, and while most of this attention has focused on his use of language, critics are now studying the fictitious world he created and the milieu in which he wrote. This reference is a detailed guide to his writings.... The author of such works as "The Big Sleep" (1939), "Farewell, My Lovely" (1940), "The Lady in the Lake" (1943), and "The Long Goodbye" (1953), Ray... |
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370,50 zł |
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A Ross Macdonald Companion
ISBN: 9780313320576 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ross Macdonald is best known as the creator of private detective Lew Archer and as the author of such works as "The Drowning Pool" (1950) and "The Underground Man" (1971). One of the most popular American mystery writers of the 20th century, he is often compared to Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler-authors from whom he borrowed literary techniques-but is generally considered more serious and complex, often writing about dysfunctional families in academic settings. This reference is a convenient guide to his life and works. Included are numerous alphabetically arranged entries for... Ross Macdonald is best known as the creator of private detective Lew Archer and as the author of such works as "The Drowning Pool" (1950) and "The ... |
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432,92 zł |
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James Patterson : A Critical Companion
ISBN: 9780313320859 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Since the publication and cinematic success of 1992's "Along Came a Spider," James Patterson seems to have taken up permanent residence on the bestseller lists. In the ensuing decade, his hit detective novels, with memorable nursery rhyme titles like "Cat and Mouse," (1997) and "Pop Goes the Weasel "(1999), came in rapid-fire succession and generated similar popularity and praise. His "Alex Cross" series created one of the most recognizable detectives in literature, and one of the first urban African American detectives to appeal, on such a grand scale, to audiences of all demographics.... Since the publication and cinematic success of 1992's "Along Came a Spider," James Patterson seems to have taken up permanent residence on the best... |
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218,09 zł |
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A Mickey Spillane Companion
ISBN: 9780313323348 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. At one time, Mickey Spillane had authored seven of the top ten bestsellers in history, and may have been the most widely read author in the world. Spillane masterful storytelling grabs his readers with his first paragraph and leads them spellbound toward his climax. Along with Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald, he remains one of America's greatest mystery writers. This book is a convenient guide to his works. An opening chronology lists the chief events in his life and career. The bulk of the volume presents several hundred alphabetically arranged entries... At one time, Mickey Spillane had authored seven of the top ten bestsellers in history, and may have been the most widely read author in the world. ... |
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432,92 zł |
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Scott Turow : A Critical Companion
ISBN: 9780313331152 / Angielski / Twarda / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Scott Turow is a novelist, lawyer, and humanist who has fused his two passions, writing and the law, to create challenging novels that raise significant legal issues and test the justice of present laws. In all of his books, Turow reveals the moral ambiguities that afflict both accuser and accused, and challenges his readers to reconsider their preconceived notions of justice. Beginning with One-L, his first published work about the first-year law school experience, Turow continues to capture his readers' imaginations with books such as Presumed Innocent and Burden of... Scott Turow is a novelist, lawyer, and humanist who has fused his two passions, writing and the law, to create challenging novels that raise signif... |
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330,78 zł |
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Gumshoes : A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives
ISBN: 9780313333316 / Angielski / Twarda / 455 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. This dictionary of fictional detectives helps readers learn about the series in which their favorite detectives are featured. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives, which provide information about the works in which the detective appears, the locales in which the detective operates, the detective's investigative methods, and other important information. Helpful bibliographical citations direct the reader to other... The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. This dictionar... |
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478,31 zł |
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Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780313334283 / Angielski / Twarda / 335 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Mysteries are among the most popular books today, and women continue to be among the most creative and widely read mystery writers. This book includes alphabetically arranged entries on 90 women mystery writers. Many of the writers discussed were not even writing when the first edition of this book was published in 1994, while others have written numerous works since then. Writers were selected based on their status as award winners, their commercial success, and their critical acclaim. Each entry provides biographical information, a discussion of major works and themes, and primary and... Mysteries are among the most popular books today, and women continue to be among the most creative and widely read mystery writers. This book inclu... |
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415,89 zł |
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Murder, Manners and Mystery: Reflections on Faith in Contemporary Detective Fiction
ISBN: 9780334041078 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Highlighting popular works by P.D. James, Colin Dexter, Ian Pears and Umberto Eco, among others, this subtle and intelligently written monograph examines the treatment of religion in the genre of contemporary murder mystery novels, and the implications of this phenomenon for understanding Christian thought in a post-Christian society. The book begins by considering the critical question of authorial intent and the question of genre criticism and what makes a genre, a -serious- literary specialism. Is crime fiction ever destined to be written by -serious authors-? Erb argues that P D James...
Highlighting popular works by P.D. James, Colin Dexter, Ian Pears and Umberto Eco, among others, this subtle and intelligently written monograph exami...
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205,95 zł |
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Crime Fiction
ISBN: 9780415318242 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a varie... |
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101,44 zł |
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Crime Fiction
ISBN: 9780415318259 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a varie... |
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503,23 zł |