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Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction

Posted By: DZ123
Date: 4 Oct 2017 16:53:09
Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction

Stuart Sim, "Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1349500569 | PDF | pages: 134 | 1.0 mb

The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.
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