French crime fiction and the Second World War :: past crimes, present memories /

By investigating representations of the war years in a selection of French crime novels from the mid-1940s to the present day this book argues for the importance of crime fiction, and popular culture more generally, as active agents of memory in the ongoing debates over the legacies of the war years...

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Main Author: Gorrara, Claire (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Series:Cultural history of modern war.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:By investigating representations of the war years in a selection of French crime novels from the mid-1940s to the present day this book argues for the importance of crime fiction, and popular culture more generally, as active agents of memory in the ongoing debates over the legacies of the war years in contemporary France.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-146) and index.
ISBN:1781704678
9781781704677
1526130181
9781526130181

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