The Roman Noir in Post-war French Culture
Author: Claire Gorrara
Publisher: Oxford Studies in Modern European Culture
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780199246090
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →All the novelists studied were published initially in popular collections, such as the Serie noire, but they have been chosen for the innovation of their work and the exciting ways in which they resist tired conventions and offer new ways of representing social reality." "One of the first English-language studies of this popular genre, The Roman Noir in Post-War French Culture offers much more than close readings of these fascinating texts; it demonstrates the important contribution of the roman noir to the cultural histories of post-war France."--Jacket.