Description
Trets per totes bandes 2
Book Summary
This second volume of Trets per totes bandes offers an exhaustive and up-to-date study of crime literature from the seventies to the present day. The authors, Àlex Martín and Jordi Canal, analyze in depth the multiple trends, subgenres, and labels that have revolutionized the noir and detective genre. An essential treatise for readers and scholars who want to understand the evolution and diversity of a macro-genre in constant transformation.
What is it about?
The book focuses on a detailed analysis of contemporary crime literature, from the seventies to today. Unlike the first volume, dedicated to more classic noir and detective novels, this work explores the numerous offshoots of the genre: from homages, parodies, and rewritings, to domestic noir, neopolicial, néo-polar, tartan noir, country noir, and Mediterranean and Nordic novels, among many others. The work offers a critical and well-documented journey through the labels and subgenres that have defined the genre in recent decades, helping the reader to situate and understand works within their literary context.
Main Topics
- Evolution of the noir and detective genre from the seventies to the present.
- Analysis of subgenres such as domestic noir, neopolicial, néo-polar, and tartan noir.
- Study of hybridizations, parodies, and rewritings within crime literature.
- Classification and definition of the labels and trends of the macro-genre.
- Contextualization of the Mediterranean and Nordic novel as specific currents.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is recommended for readers passionate about noir and detective novels who want to deepen their knowledge of the genre. It is also ideal for literature students, literary critics, and publishing professionals looking for an updated and rigorous reference work on the terminology and evolution of the crime genre.
What this book offers
- A complete and detailed vision of contemporary trends in the noir and detective genre.
- Conceptual clarity to distinguish between the multiple existing labels and subgenres.
- A solid theoretical framework to understand the evolution of crime literature since the seventies.
- Critical analysis of authors and representative works of each current.
- An essential reference work for anyone interested in the criminal macro-genre.
Technical Details
- Author: Martín, Àlex; Canal, Jordi
- Publisher: EDITORIAL ALREVES, S.L
- Language: cat
- Subject: Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
- Collection: NON-FICTION
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: February 2021
- Number of pages: 348
- Weight: 612 g
Editorial Review
Trets per totes bandes 2 establishes itself as a reference work within studies on crime literature. Its strength lies in its ability to organize and clarify an often confusing landscape of subgenres and labels, offering the reader a rigorous and well-structured guide. Although it is a specialized text, its clarity of exposition makes it accessible to any fan of the genre who wants to go beyond simple reading. An essential title for personal and academic libraries.