Synopses & Reviews
This volume is the first study in the English language to focus specifically on Italian crime fiction. The chapters, by leading British and North American scholars, trace the history and development of Italian detective and noir fiction from the 1930s to the present, and examine such topics as the representation of space, gender, and the tradition of impegno—the social and political engagement that characterized the Italian cultural and literary scene in the postwar period.
Synopsis
Italian Crime Fiction is the first study in the English language to focus specifically on Italian detective and noir fiction from the 1930s to the present. The eight chapters include studies on some of the founding fathers of the Italian tradition, and mainstream writers. The volume has a particular focus on the new generation of crime writers.
About the Author
Giuliana Pieri is a senior lecturer in Italian and the visual arts at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
1. Introduction
Giuliana Pieri
2. The Emergence of a New Literary Genre in Interwar Italy
Jane Dunnett
3. Founding Fathers: Giorgio Scerbanenco
Jennifer Burns
4. Literature and the Giallo: Gadda, Eco, Tabucchi and Sciascia
Joseph Farrell
5. The Mysteries of Bologna: On Some Trends of the Contemporary Giallo
Luca Somigli
6. Crime and the South
Mark Chu
7. Italian Women Crime Writers
Giuliana Pieri and Lucia Rinaldi
8. Milano nera: Representing and Imagining Milan in Italian Noir and Crime Fiction
Giuliana Pieri
9. Annotated Bibliography
Lucia Rinaldi
Index