Russian Pulp
The Detektiv and the Russian Way of Crime
The detektiv, Russia's version of the murder mystery, has conquered what in Soviet days loved to call itself 'the most reading nation on earth.' Most Russians don't read much Tolstoy, but they devour the lurid covers and cheap paper of the detektivs by the millions. Serials based on the works of two of the most popular authors (Andrei Kivinov and Aleksandra Marinina) have been hits of the last few TV seasons, their characters now a part of Russian everyday life. The ubiquity of the detektiv may puzzle Westerners, who may conclude that this is a post-Soviet import like McDonalds. Not so-Russia sprouted its own versions of 'penny dreadfuls' as…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7425-1140-8
- EAN: 9780742511408
- Produktnummer: 1787669
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 220 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.3 cm 345 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 345
Über den Autor
Anthony Olcott is associate professor of Russian at Colgate University. He is the author of several mystery novels, including the Edgar-nominated Murder at the Red October.
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