Giorgio Scerbanenco Urban Space, Violence and Gender Identity in Post-War Italian Crime Fiction |
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Author:
| Paoli, Marco |
Series title: | Moving Texts / Testi Mobili Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-2-87574-329-9 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $69.80 |
Book Description:
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This book discusses Giorgio Scerbanenco's representation of criminal environments in his Duca Lamberti series (1966-69), focusing in particular on three innovative aspects characterising Italian crime fiction in the 1960s: Scerbanenco's portrayal of the urban space, violence and gender and its cognitive and emotional impact on the reader.
This book discusses Giorgio Scerbanenco's representation of criminal environments in his Duca Lamberti series (1966-69), focusing in particular on three innovative aspects characterising Italian crime fiction in the 1960s: Scerbanenco's portrayal of the urban space, violence and gender and its cognitive and emotional impact on the reader.