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The roman noir in post-war French culture : dark fictions / Claire Gorrara.
Author
Gorrara, Claire
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Description
vi, 136 pages ; 23 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
PQ637.D4 G67 2003
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Subject(s)
Detective and mystery stories, French
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History and criticism
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Noir fiction
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History and criticism
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Series
Oxford studies in modern European culture
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Summary note
"Starting with the first truly French roman noir, Leo Malet's 120 rue de la gare (1943), and concluding with Maud Tabachnik's feminist thriller Un ete pourri (1994), Gorrara analyses both texts and film in relation to their specific historical and cultural context. From the heritage of the Second World War and France's wars of decolonization to the rise of consumer culture and questions of gender and sexual equality, the roman noir operates in dialogue with its times, mediating social change and transformation with stories of crime, transgression, and marginality.
All the novelists studied were published initially in popular collections, such as the Serie noire, but they have been chosen for the innovation of their work and the exciting ways in which they resist tired conventions and offer new ways of representing social reality." "One of the first English-language studies of this popular genre, The Roman Noir in Post-War French Culture offers much more than close readings of these fascinating texts; it demonstrates the important contribution of the roman noir to the cultural histories of post-war France."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-132) and index.
Contents
L. Origins and Beginnings: Leo Malet, 120, rue de la Gare (1943)
2. Criminal Intentions: Film Noir and Les Diaboliques (1955)
3. Counter-Cultural Politics: Jean-Patrick Manchette, Le Petit Bleu de la cote ouest (1976)
4. Historical Investigations: Didier Daeninckx, Meurtres pour memoire (1984)
5. Telling Tales: Daniel Pennac, La Fee Carabine (1987)
6. Feminist Fictions: Maud Tabachnik, Un ete pourri (1994).
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ISBN
0199246092 ((alk. paper))
9780199246090 ((alk. paper))
9780191697555
0191697559
LCCN
2003544799
OCLC
59371689
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