A Survey of South African Crime Fiction
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A Survey of South African Crime Fiction

Critical Analysis and Publishing History

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eBook - PDF

A Survey of South African Crime Fiction

Critical Analysis and Publishing History

About this book

Is crime fiction the new 'political novel' in South Africa? Why did the apartheid censors disapprove of crime fiction more than any other genre? Crime fiction continues to be a burgeoning literary category in post-apartheid South Africa, with more new authors, titles and themes emerging every year. This book is the first comprehensive survey of South African crime fiction. It provides an overview of this phenomenally successful literary category, and places it within its wider social and historical context. The authors specialise in both literary studies and print culture, and this combination informs a critical analysis and publishing history of South African crime fiction from the nineteenth century to the present day. The book provides a literary lineage while considering different genres and sub-genres, as well as specific themes such as gender and eco-criticism. The inclusion of a detailed bibliography of crime fiction since the 1890s makes A Survey of South African Crime Fiction an indispensable teaching and study aid.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: A Publishing History
  5. Chapter 2: From the Literary Detective Novel to the Birth of the Post-apartheid Anti-detective Novel
  6. Chapter 3: Ideology and Undesirability: The Role of Crime Fiction in Society
  7. Chapter 4: The Reception of South African Crime Fiction in South Africa and Beyond
  8. Chapter 5: Social Analysis in the Present: Confronting the Spectre of Past Crimes
  9. Chapter 6: Gender in South African Crime Fiction
  10. Chapter 7: Ecocritical Discourse in South African Crime Fiction
  11. Chapter 8: Conclusion
  12. Works Cited
  13. A Bibliography of South African Crime Fiction in English
  14. Index