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- ISBN 9781433125188
- Weight: 390g
- Dimensions: 150 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 23 Oct 2014
- Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The Intellectual as a Detective: From Leonardo Sciascia to Roberto Saviano offers a fresh perspective on both Italian crime fiction and the role of the intellectual in Italian society. By analyzing the characterization of men of culture as investigators, this book addresses their social commitment in a period that goes from the Sixties to today. The connection it establishes between fiction and real life makes this book an interesting addition to the debate on crime literature and its social function in Italy. The detectives created by Sciascia, Eco, Pasolini, Saviano and other novelists foster a reflection on how the narrative aspect of characterization has been used in connection with a historical perspective. Thanks to its broad scope, not limited to a single author, this book can be studied in undergraduate and graduate classes on the Italian detective novel, and it can be a helpful resource for scholars interested in characterization and the transforming figure of the intellectual in Italian society.
Angelo Castagnino is Assistant Professor of Italian at University of Denver. His interests focus on the narrative construction of the intellectual as a character, the detective novel and the social commitment of Italian intellectuals.
