The Novel as Investigation: Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini, and Antonio Tabucchi

by Jo-Ann Cannon

Detective fiction is a universally popular genre; stories about the investigation of a crime by a detective are published all over the world and in hundreds of languages. Detective fiction provides more than entertainment, however; it often has a great deal to say about crime and punishment, justice and injustice, testimony and judgment. The Novel as Investigation examines a group of detective novels by three important Italian writers - Leonardo...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802091148
• ISBN13: 9780802091147
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher