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Sara Paretsky
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- Book Synopsis
- Sara Paretsky is known for her influential V.I. Warshawski series, which transformed the masculine hard-boiled detective formula into a vehicle for feminist values. But Paretsky does more than this. Her novels also illustrate the extent to which detective fiction acts as a literature of trauma, allowing Paretsky to address the politics of agency in ways that go beyond the personal, for trauma always has a social and a political dimension. Paretsky's work also exploits the way detective fiction mirrors the writing of history. Here, Paretsky uses the form to expose the partiality of historical accounts - whether they be personal, institutional, or national - that authorise 'forgetting' of a particularly insidious kind. Significantly, all these issues are explored within the framework of the traditional hard-boiled detective novel. As a result, Paretsky's achievement forces us to acknowledge the deeply subversive potential of detective fiction.
- About The Author
- Cynthia S. Hamilton is Professor of American Literature and Cultural History at Liverpool Hope University
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781526156044
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press, (29 June 2021)
- Number of Pages
- 200
- Weight
- 240 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 x 10.87 mm
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