James Ellroy : a companion to the mystery fiction

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    • Mancall, James N.

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James Ellroy : a companion to the mystery fiction

Jim Mancall

(McFarland companions to mystery fiction / Elizabeth Foxwell, series editor, 6)

McFarland & Company, c2014

  • : soft cover

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Annotated bibliography: p. 213-221

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This comprehensive guide to James Ellroy's work and life is arranged as an encyclopedia covering his entire career, from his first private-eye novel, Brown's Requiem, to his 2012 e-book Shakedown. It introduces new readers to his characters and plots, and provides experienced Ellroy fans and scholars with detailed analyses of the themes, motifs and stylistic innovations of his books. The work is a tour of Ellroy's dark underworld, highlighting the controversies and unsettling questions that characterise his work, as well as assessing Ellroy's place in the annals of American literature.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB29543960
  • ISBN
    • 9780786433070
  • LCCN
    2013042893
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Jefferson, North Carolina
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 229 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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