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Essays by the preeminent crime novelist about other crime writers, including Sayers, Conan Doyle, Simenon, but also Kipling, Dickens, and Conrad.
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Universally recognized as one of today's premier writers of crime fiction, Nicolas Freeling here displays yet another side of his original mind in these "enviably perceptive and lyrical" essays (Kirkus) on other players in the same field. Freeling's definition of "crime fiction" is refreshingly broad, comprising not only the usual suspects - Sayers, Conan Doyle, Simenon, to name but a few of those he discusses - but also such unlikely candidates as Dickens, Kipling, Stendhal, and Conrad. For Freeling, the mystery genre embraces multitudinous forms and an astounding variety of practitioners, from great literary stylists to base hacks. As might be expected, he is never at a loss for words nor diffident in his judgments about either. In his own fiction, Freeling has defied every convention, to the delight of audiences worldwide. An original, unexpected, unfailingly rewarding writer, he here gives further delight with these personal, opinionated, thoroughly provocative essays on his predecessors in mysterious excellence. This is a collection for anyone interested in the literature of crime, and indeed in literature tout court - for, as Freeling says, "The nature of crime is also the nature of art".
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Freeling, after serving in the military and working as a hotel and restaurant cook throughout Europe, began his first novel while serving a sentence of three weeks in jail for stealing food.
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- PublisherDavid R. Godine, Publisher
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0879239735
- ISBN 13 9780879239732
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