Investigating Crime in a Time of War
Historical Crime Fiction and the Representation of Fascism
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This book takes a close look at crime fiction set in the interwar period and during the reign of terror of the Nazi regime. Kniesche analyzes historical crime fiction depicting Weimar and Nazi Germany with specific questions in mind: what does the text try to accomplish in regard to transmitting historical knowledge? What history is told? How is historical knowledge represented and conveyed in crime fiction? Does the historical background provide an indispensable setting for the crime story? With consideration to the degree of self-reflexivity in the texts, Kniesche probes how open the text is to an active participation of the reader in evaluating the historical knowledge that the text itself attempts to provide.
Thomas W. Kniesche is Associate Professor of German Studies at Brown University, USA. His publications include Spuren lesen und Zeichen deuten. 11 Versuche zum Kriminalroman (2023) and A Companion to Contemporary German Crime Fiction (2019).
This book takes a close look at crime fiction set in the interwar period and during the reign of terror of the Nazi regime. Kniesche analyzes historical crime fiction depicting Weimar and Nazi Germany with specific questions in mind: what does the text try to accomplish in regard to transmitting historical knowledge? What history is told? How is historical knowledge represented and conveyed in crime fiction? Does the historical background provide an indispensable setting for the crime story? With consideration to the degree of self-reflexivity in the texts, Kniesche probes how open the text is to an active participation of the reader in evaluating the historical knowledge that the text itself attempts to provide.
A study of historical crime fiction which specifically addresses German Fascism and the Holocaust Discusses how the historical knowledge is represented, transmitted and conveyed through crime fiction Introduces instruments for critical readings of historical crime and discussions of the self-reflection of its authors
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Thomas W. Kniesche
Themen in »Investigating Crime in a Time of War«
Crime Fiction Historical Crime Fiction German Fascism Interwar Period Holocaust Reign of Terror Christian von Ditfurth Foyle’s War Anthony Horowitz J. Robert Janes Gestapo Volker Kutscher Philip Kerr Uta-Maria Heim