Mysteries of modern life, the: mystery fiction, popular narrative, and the politics of vision
Auteur :
Hackenberg, Sara
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009604796
Date de publication :
30 juin 2026
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book offers an innovative new theory of mystery fiction that counters the standard critical view of its inherent conservatism. It argues that the modern mystery's radical exploration of the difficulties of reading the world teaches readers to distrust immediate perceptions and to scrutinize the assumptions through which we see.