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Author:   Barbara Pezzotti
Publisher:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Imprint:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9781611477344

ISBN 10:   1611477344
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   02 June 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Epigraphs Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Giallo and the City 1 Milan, the city of crime Piero Colaprico and Pietro Valpreda’s ‘Dynamic’ Milan Andrea G. Pinketts’ Grotesque Milan Sandrone Dazieri and a Manichean Image of the City 2 Turin, between History and News Bruno Ventavoli and the ‘Savoy Kasbah’ Piero Soria and the Renewal of Turin’s Pride 3 Naples, the sulphurous city Siviero’s Naples as the Dystopian City of the Future 4 Palermo, beauty and the Mafia Piazzese and a Schizophrenic Palermo Part II: Giallo and urban sprawl 5 Bologna and the Via Emilia Carlo Lucarelli and a Dilating Bologna 6 Italy’s North-east, the Corroded Engine of Italy Massimo Carlotto and the Alligator series Part III: Giallo and the Island 7 Sicily between Old and New Andrea Camilleri and Vigàta, the Imaginary ‘Island’ 8 Sardinia, the Motherland Marcello Fois and his Contemporary Trilogy Conclusion Part IV: Interviews Bibliography   Index About the Author  

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""[This book] contribute[s] to broadening the interest in the genre [crime fiction] beyond Italian national borders, by presenting to English readers the Italian manifestation of crime fiction. . . .An informative value can . . . be traced in Barbara Pezzotti's The Importance of Place in Contemporary Italian Crime Fiction: A Bloody Journey. . . .It is time for academic scholasrs to recognize the existence of this rich, broad literary and cultural discourse, developed at the margins or outside university borders, and often on the Web: acknowledging it, and interacting with its interlocutors, seems nowadays a necessity for all those working on contemporary literature."" --Modern Language Journal

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Barbara Pezzotti teaches Italian language and culture in various tertiary institutions in New Zealand.

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