In celebration of distinguished author/critic Julian Symons' 80th year, here is the third and final revised edition of his classic history of mystery fiction. The views expressed here are as candid as ever. One bestselling writer is called unreadable, another compared to writers of "strip cartoon stories". But the general tone is warmly appreciative of every sort of book within...(展开全部)

In celebration of distinguished author/critic Julian Symons' 80th year, here is the third and final revised edition of his classic history of mystery fiction. The views expressed here are as candid as ever. One bestselling writer is called unreadable, another compared to writers of "strip cartoon stories". But the general tone is warmly appreciative of every sort of book within...(展开全部)

First edition. Julian Symons, familiar with detective and crime novels from the viewpoint of both author and critic, has produced a history of the genre that is both informative and full of lively comment. He traces its development from the early eighteenth century to modern times, examining the influences of societal standards and political changes. This book will instruct and...(展开全部)

First edition. Julian Symons, familiar with detective and crime novels from the viewpoint of both author and critic, has produced a history of the genre that is both informative and full of lively comment. He traces its development from the early eighteenth century to modern times, examining the influences of societal standards and political changes. This book will instruct and...(展开全部)

Essays trace the history of the detective story in America and England, looks at how mysteries are written, and provides a guide to detective characters and their creators

雷蒙德·威廉斯（Raymond Williams，1921-1988），英国卓越的小说家、社会理论家和文化评论家，在文化研究领域里影响深远。他关于政治文化、大众传媒与文学的著作在西方马克思主义文化与艺术评论领域做出了重大贡献。

雷蒙德·威廉斯（Raymond Williams，1921-1988），英国卓越的小说家、社会理论家和文化评论家，在文化研究领域里影响深远。他关于政治文化、大众传媒与文学的著作在西方马克思主义文化与艺术评论领域做出了重大贡献。

For years, readers have turned to Lawrence Block's novels for mesmerizing entertainment. And for years, writers have turns to Block's "Writing the Novel" for candid, conversational, practical advice on how to put a publishable novel on paper.

From Nobel Laureate Imre Kertész comes this riveting novel about a torturer for the secret police of a Latin American regime who tells the haunting story of the father and son he ensnared and destroyed. Now in prison, Antonio Martens is a torturer for a recently defunct dictatorship. He requests and is given writing materials in his cell, using them to narrate his involvemen...(展开全部)

As readers, we are accustomed to reading stories of war and injustice from the victims’ point of view, sympathizing with their plight. In Detective Story, the tables have been turned, leaving us in the mind of a monster, as Nobel Laureate Imre Kertész plunges us into a story of the worst kind, told by a man living outside morality. Now in prison, Antonio Martens is a torture...(展开全部)