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Full Description
Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors for whom the setting greatly contributes to their overall literary style, this book focuses on the many ways that "place" figures in modern crime and mystery novels.
The authors (and their settings) are: Georges Simenon (Paris), Donna Leon (Venice), Tony Hillerman (American Southwest), Walter Mosley (South Central Los Angeles), George P. Pelecanos (Washington, D.C.), Sara Paretsky (Chicago), James Lee Burke (Southern Louisiana), Carl Hiaasen (South Florida), Ian Rankin (Edinburgh), Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana), James McClure (South Africa), Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo (Stockholm), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (Mexico City), Leonardo Sciascia (Sicily) and Lindsey Davis (Ancient Rome).
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction The Importance of Place in Fiction
1. Georges Simenon Paris
2. Donna Leon Venice
3. Tony Hillerman The American Southwest
4. Walter Mosley South Central Los Angeles
5. George P. Pelecanos Washington, D.C.
6. Sara Paretsky Chicago
7. James Lee Burke Southern Louisiana
8. Carl Hiaasen South Florida
9. Ian Rankin Edinburgh
10. Alexander McCall Smith Botswana
11. James McClure South Africa
12. Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö Stockholm
13. Paco Ignacio Taibo II Mexico City
14. Leonardo Sciascia Sicily
15. Lindsey Davis Ancient Rome
Works Consulted197
Index
