Description
A quemarropa 2
Book Summary
This essay offers a deep and detailed analysis of the evolution of crime literature from the seventies to the present day. The authors, Àlex Martín Escribà and Jordi Canal i Artigas, explore the multiple trends, subgenres, and labels that have transformed the crime and detective genre into a vibrant and diverse macro-genre. An essential reference work for understanding the keys to contemporary crime fiction.
What is it about?
A quemarropa 2 is the second part of an ambitious study on the crime and detective novel. While the first volume focused on the more classic forms of the genre, this second volume addresses the revolution experienced over the last five decades. The book analyzes how the genre has evolved through hybridization, transgression, and fusion with other styles. It examines in depth movements such as domestic noir, the new police procedural, the néo-polar, tartan noir, country noir, the Mediterranean and Nordic novel, among many others. Space is also dedicated to the homages, parodies, and rewritings that have enriched the literary landscape. The result is a complete and definitive treatise that unravels the complex terminology of the genre, offering readers the keys to understanding what the crime and detective genre really is today.
Main Topics
- Evolution and transformation of the crime and detective genre from 1970 to the present.
- Analysis of contemporary subgenres: domestic noir, new police procedural, néo-polar, tartan noir, country noir, Mediterranean and Nordic.
- Study of hybridization, transgression, and fusion as engines of genre renewal.
- Exploration of homages, parodies, and rewritings within crime fiction.
- Definition and clarification of the specialized terminology of the crime and detective genre.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers passionate about the crime and detective novel who wish to deepen their knowledge of the genre beyond the reading of individual works. It is especially useful for literature students, literary critics, writers, and anyone interested in the evolution of crime and mystery narratives in contemporary culture.
What this book offers
- A comprehensive and updated guide to the most relevant trends and subgenres of crime literature of recent decades.
- Conceptual clarity to understand and differentiate labels such as domestic noir, new police procedural, or country noir.
- A rigorous analysis that contextualizes the evolution of the genre within recent literary history.
- Tools to appreciate contemporary crime and mystery works with greater depth.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Martín Escribà, Àlex; Canal i Artigas, Jordi
- Publisher: EDITORIAL ALREVES, S.L
- Language: Spanish
- 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
This work is presented as a necessary and highly valuable continuation to complete the landscape outlined in the first volume. Its main strength lies in the authors' ability to systematize and explain the complex and often confusing taxonomy of the contemporary crime genre. For the specialized reader or the scholar of genre literature, A quemarropa 2 constitutes an indispensable reference tool and a reading that will enrich their understanding of current crime narratives.