Universally recognized as a 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-tSayers, Conan Doyle, Simenon, to name but a few of those he discusses-but also 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. 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".
| ISBN: | 9780879239732 |
| Publication date: | 17th November 1994 |
| Author: | Nicolas Freeling |
| Publisher: | David R. Godine, Publisher |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 155 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Universally recognized as a 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-tSayers, Conan Doyle, Simenon, to name but a few of those he discusses-but also 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. 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".
Criminal Convictions features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Criminal Convictions is available in Hardback
Criminal Convictions was written by Nicolas Freeling and published by David R. Godine, Publisher
Criminal Convictions has 155 pages