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Essays argue whether detective stories are a legitimate genre of literature, an enjoyable self-indulgence, a mirror of society, or a waste of time
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DETECTIVE FICTION: A Collection of Critical Essays
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Prentice - Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, 1980
ISBN 10: 0132026899
ISBN 13: 9780132026895
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Pictorial Wrappers
First Edition
Seller: MURDER BY THE BOOK, Warwick, RI, U.S.A.
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Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Printing. First Printing with complete number line beginning with 1. Reading crease, top edge of pages stained about 1/4' but does not affect text, else a near fine tight copy. The book is a curated anthology of critical essays that analyze the literary merit, societal impact, and history of the detective story genre. The essays engage in an academic debate over whether detective fiction serves as a legitimate form of literature, an enjoyable self-indulgence, a reflection of contemporary society, or merely a waste of time. Includes Appenendix with two sample University Courses on Detective Fiction and Bibliography with Wink's personal list of 200 favorites. Book. Seller Inventory # 021456
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Detective Fiction: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century Views)
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Prentice Hall, 1980
ISBN 10: 0132026899
ISBN 13: 9780132026895
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First Edition
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Prentice Hall, 1980. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, with some shelf/edgewear. Spotting to pages. Tear along dust jacket front. Seller Inventory # 533101