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  • Publisher:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Publication date:
    26 June 2026
    ISBN:
    9781805437567
    9781855663787
    9781855664296
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9781805437567
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    Literature, Literary Texts, European and World Literature: General Interest
    Series:
    Tamesis Companions
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    Literature, Literary Texts, European and World Literature: General Interest
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    Tamesis Companions
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    The first integrated overview in English of Latin American crime fiction, a flourishing genre with unique perspectives and characteristics.

    Latin American crime fiction has a long and rich history, and this volume offers the first integrated overview in English of a flourishing tradition with unique perspectives and characteristics. Featuring contributions from leading scholars of a multifarious genre often shortened to neopolicíaco or neopolicial, this Companion explores noir literature in Latin America. The first part looks at the history of the novela negra and its manifestations in Mexico, Argentina, Cuba and Brazil. The second part examines patterns and trends including literary crime fiction, the narconovela, a concern for increasing racial and sexual diversity and the phenomenon of true crime. In the third part, expert analyses are given of four leading authors and their work: Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Claudia Piñeiro and Rubem Fonseca. The book closes with a chapter on screen adaptations of crime fiction for film and television. Overall, the Companion provides a clear and authoritative account of Latin American crime fiction, showcasing its variety, fluidity and adaptability.

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