About book Todo Lo Que Se Sobre Novela Negra (2009)
Interesante ensayo sobre la novela detectivesca, especialmente sobre la Época Dorada inglesa. Probablemente un poco más de análisis sobre las vertientes extranjeras (Simenon merece màs que un párrafo, a mi entender) y modernas del género hubieran añadido interés al libro. No obstante, hay que reconocer que no carece de encanto y, desde luego, la mirada de la escritora es individual y no pretende ser un compendio enciclopédico sobre el tema. Bueno. This is a history of the genre by probably the best writer of detective stories today. She begins with Wilkie Collins, Chesterton, etc and works forward describing development in the ingredients ( like point of view, setting. mood, characterization, voice, plot) and writing. Some authors bridge literary writing and purer mystery plot. Agatha Christie is an example of mostly pure plot. I learned about authors I have not read - a great plus.
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The wonderful grande dame of detective fiction speaks eruditely of the genre.
—Twilightlova
Good tidbits here. And, who better to talk about detective fiction?
—kellied
Excellent overview of the history of detective fiction.
—jess
