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Uncertain justice : crimes and retribution in contemporary Italian crime fiction / by Nicoletta Di Ciolla

Author
Di Ciolla, Nicoletta, 1961-
Published
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010.
Physical Description
viii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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Language Note
In English; occasional phrases in Italian with English translations.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. One Rewriting Histories -- Fighting Crime in Times of War: Detective Fiction's Visions and Revisions of Fascism (Luca Somigli) -- Unearthing Collusions: the Socio-Political Dimension of Crime in the Conspiracy Novel (Mark Chu and Marco Amici) -- ch. Two Gendering the Genre: Female-Authored Crimes and Crime Novels -- Fiorella Cagnoni and Francesca Duranti's Female Circles: Value(s) (f)or Money. Or Ethics (f)or Cash -- Historical Settings Voicing Contemporary Concerns: the Perfectible Female in Claudia Salvatori's Sublime anima di donna -- ch. Three Incriminating Families -- Society and Family Politics in Laura Grimaldi's Trilogy Perfide storie di famiglia -- Mothers, Daughters, Sisters: Resisting Desire and Individuation in Barbara Garlaschelli's Alice nell'ombra and Sorelle -- "Mamma Roma"? The Eternal City as Domestic Chaos in Melania Mazzucco's Un giorno perfetto -- ch. Four Seen from Within: Judges, Lawyers and Policemen Authors of Crime Fiction -- Mythopoietically Noir: Gianrico Carofiglio Towards a New Mythology of Justice -- The Prosecutor's Take: Domenico Cacopardo's Agro Series.
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ISBN
9781443824200
1443824208
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and index.
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