Parution - "Politics and Society in Italian Crime Fiction"

Barbara Pezzotti Politics and Society in Italian Crime Fiction: An Historical Overview Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 2014 This book comprehensively covers the history of Italian crime fiction from its origins to the present. Using the concept of « moral rebellion, » the author examines the ways in which Italian crime fiction has articulated the country’s social and political changes. The book concentrates on such writers as Augusto de Angelis (1888-1944), Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911-1969), Le..