Name: Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction
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Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction

Edited By: Anita Higgie, Linda Martz

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Essays by international scholars explore how detective fiction mirrors personal, sexual, ethnic, and spiritual identity. This collection examines the genre's evolution and its interface with diverse national literatures and histories.

With essays by an international group of scholars, Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction delves into the ways in which this genre, given its status…

With essays by an international group of scholars, Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction delves into the ways in which this genre, given its status as popular yet marginalized literature, allows for the exploration of a wide range of meanings. Contributors examine how the genre both mirrors and focuses the personal/sexual/ ethnic/spiritual, how it interfaces with national literatures and histories, and how the generic identity of detective fiction has evolved over time. Chapters include discussions of novels and short stories from American, Argentine, British, Canadian, French, German, and Japanese national literatures, ranging from the mid 19th century to the early 21st century.

Anita Higgie received her Ph.D from the University of Paris VII and is Director of English Studies at the Catholic University of Paris. Her research interests include contemporary British fiction and medieval English mysticism.

Linda Martz also received her Ph.D from the University of Paris VII. She is Assistant Professor of English and History at the American University of Paris, and also lectures on urban and cultural history at the Catholic University of Paris. She publishes on suffrage history and on urban studies. Their most recent collaboration is a textbook in English for French students on British and American history and civilization.