Description: Universally recognized as a premier writers of crime fiction, Nicolas Freeling here displays yet another side of his original mind in these "enviably perceptive and lyrical" essays (Kirkus) on other players in the same field. Freeling's definition of "crime fiction" is refreshingly broad, comprising not only the usual suspects--t Sayers, Conan Doyle, Simenon, to name but a few of those he discusses--but also Dickens, Kipling, Stendhal, and Conrad. For Freeling, the mystery genre embraces multitudinous forms and an astounding variety of practitioners, from great literary stylists to base hacks. As might be expected, he is never at a loss for words nor diffident in his judgments about either. This is a collection for anyone interested in the literature of crime, and indeed in literature tout court --for, as Freeling says, "The nature of crime is also the nature of art".
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Signed: No
Book Series: Crime
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Type: Novel
Era: 1990s
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Criminal Convictions : Errant Essays on Perpetrators of Literary License
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Godine Publisher, David R.
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Mystery & Detective
Publication Year: 1994
Genre: Literary Criticism
Item Weight: 12.5 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Nicolas Freeling
Item Width: 5.7 in
Format: Hardcover
