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The Intellectual as a Detective

From Leonardo Sciascia to Roberto Saviano

Angelo Castagnino author Michael G Paulson editor Tamara Alvarez-Detrell editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing Inc

Published:23rd Oct '14

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The Intellectual as a Detective: From Leonardo Sciascia to Roberto Saviano offers a fresh perspective on both Italian crime fiction and the role of the intellectual in Italian society. By analyzing the characterization of men of culture as investigators, this book addresses their social commitment in a period that goes from the Sixties to today. The connection it establishes between fiction and real life makes this book an interesting addition to the debate on crime literature and its social function in Italy. The detectives created by Sciascia, Eco, Pasolini, Saviano and other novelists foster a reflection on how the narrative aspect of characterization has been used in connection with a historical perspective. Thanks to its broad scope, not limited to a single author, this book can be studied in undergraduate and graduate classes on the Italian detective novel, and it can be a helpful resource for scholars interested in characterization and the transforming figure of the intellectual in Italian society.

ISBN: 9781433125188

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 390g

194 pages

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