Overview

These new essays comprise a critical analysis of present-day crime fiction and nonfiction works set in Italy (all of which are available in English). The writers discussed range from Donna Leon and Michael Dibdin to Leonardo Sciascia and Andrea Camilleri. Essays also deal with nonfiction by Roberto Saviano and Douglas Preston. An emerging theme is the corruption of Italian police and judiciary officials and the frustration of officers and politicians trying to work ethically within a flawed system. Many of the works discussed show the struggle of the honest characters to find at least a limited justice for the victims.

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Author:   Patricia Prandini Buckler
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780786458646

ISBN 10:   078645864
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 March 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction Giallo and Noir: Crime Writing in Italy (Patricia Prandini Buckler) Novels About Mysteries = Mystery Novels? The Years of Lead in Contemporary Italian Literature (Nicole Welgen) Gomorrah, Scarface and the Italian Camorra: Roberto Saviano’s Journey into Naples’s Organized Crime (Alice Bendinelli) The Monster of Florence: A Triptych (Patricia Prandini Buckler) Inspector Montalbano on Stage: The Theatrics of Andrea Camilleri (Thomas A. Van) For There Were Eunuchs: A Venetian Castrato as Sleuth (Marcia J. Songer) Mozart on Her Mind, Venice in Her Heart, Mysteries in Her Pen: Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti Series (Marilyn Rye) Michael Dibdin’s Peripatetic and Puzzling Aurelio Zen (Patricia Prandini Buckler) About the Contributors Index

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Patricia Prandini Buckler, is an assistant professor of English and an adjunct assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, as well as a professor emerita of English at Purdue University. She lives in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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