Talking About Detective Fiction
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003F234YY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 591 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"I LOVE HER WRITING" according to Chandler. I'M A TOTAL PD JAMES FAN, SO AM BIASED. I LOVE HER WRITING. CLASSY. IN LOVE W/ HER ADAM DALGLEISH. CONVINCED HE IS A REAL PERSON :). THERE IS SOME VIOLENCE AND SEX BUT IT IS EXTREMELY MINOR, JUST CHECKED IT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS THERE. FOR ELEGANT WRITING IN THE MYSTERY GENRE, GO TO PD JAMES. I'VE READ ALL HER MYSTERIES AND INTERVIEWS. AM CASTING ABOUT FOR A SUBSTITUTE I COULD ENJOY - PERHAPS RUTH RENDELL.NOT SURE. ENJOY!. A Small Treasure Who better than P.D. James herself to provide this short history of the detective story? This book of less than 200 pages can be read in a few hours, but it contains valuable insights into the development and crafting of a literary form which some affect to despise but most find enormously appealing.James begins with the original detectives Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown (with, since she's concentrating on British writers, a short nod to Edgar Allan Poe), then takes on t. This small book focuses on British detective fiction, but This small book focuses on British detective fiction, but discusses the Americans, too, from Poe to Hammett. It is both a history of the evolution of the detective story, as well as a social and psychological analysis of why it is so popular among more civilized cultures and readers. The elements and structure of the most enduring novels and short stories is revealed as they were invented and refined, from the late 18th century through the 1960s. You don't have to be a hug
James: I don't feel that Adam Dalgliesh owes anything to a particular literary detective as the heroes of the mystery novels which I particularly enjoyed in the Golden Age were usually amateurs, and I was anxious to create a professional detective.Question: If you were to recommend 3 or 4 books that represent the best of detective fiction in all its forms, which books would they be?P.D. The detective story became immensely popular and a number of very talented writers were engaged in the craft. James: The human race has had an appetite for mysteries from the earliest writings and no do
D. D. James discussing detective fiction as social history, explaining its stylistic components, revealing her own writing process, and commenting on the recent resurgence of detective fiction in modern culture. James goes right to the heart of the genre. James, the undisputed queen of mystery, gives us an intriguing, inspiring and idiosyncratic look at the genre she has spent her life perfecting. Along the way she traces the lives and writing styles of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, and many more. It is a must have for the mystery connoisseur and casual fan alike.. Here is P.D. P. Examining mystery from top to bottom, beginning with such classics as Charles Dickens's Bleak House and Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, and then looking at such contemporary masters as Colin Dexter and Henning Mankell, P