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After Agatha
Women Write CrimeFrom Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith to Val McDermid and JK Rowling, After Agatha is an indispensable guide to women's crime writing over the last century and an exploration of why women read crime...
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My Scotland
Discover the Queen of Crime's own Scotland in this remarkable and uniquely personal journey
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Brit Noir
Barry Forshaw is acknowledged as a leading expert on European crime fiction, but his principal area of expertise is in the crime arena of the British Isles. Continuing the earlier success of the series with Nordic Noir and Euro Noir, he now returns home to produce the definitive reader's guide to modern British crime...
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Gender Bending Detective Fiction
A Critical Analysis of Selected WorksSince the middle of the last century, views on gender norms have shifted dramatically. This examination of 20th and 21st century crime novels reveals what these narratives say about gender identity and gender expression and how they contributed to the evolution of detective fiction.
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Character adaptation in Val McDermid's retelling of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (DEL), Veranstaltung: Adaptation and Appropriation, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ever since their publication between the years of 1811 and 1817, Jane Austen¿s novels, namely Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park and Persuasion, have never gone out of print. Her works are ¿perennial favourites¿ (Carson xi) and, furthermore, there seems to be a huge demand for ¿Austen novelties¿. It does not come as a surprise, therefore, that there are hundreds and hundreds of Austen adaptations and spin-offs. All six novels have been repeatedly turned into movies and the amount of literary adaptations appears to be almost uncountable. Since most ¿educated people . . . have at least heard of Jane Austen [and her] novels are in the public domain¿ (Parrill 176), adapting them seems to be particularly attractive in regard to the low economic risk and reduced investment costs (no acquisition of legal licences and little marketing costs). Austen has become a ¿cultural commodity[,] almost a brand name¿ (Wiltshire 7) and there will probably always be new publications as long as there is such a keen and vast market. The recent ¿Austen Project¿, published by Harper Collins, sees six bestselling authors adapting Jane Austen¿s novels and transposing them into the twenty-first century. Economically, it profits not only from Austen¿s fan base but also from the faithful readers of popular writers such as Val McDermid, who adapted Jane Austen¿s Northanger Abbey. This retelling is the latest publication of the Austen Project and seems particularly interesting since Northanger Abbey is chiefly concerned with the mocking of Gothic fiction and the vindication of reading. It deals with bestsellers from the early nineteenth century and thus appears to be firmly rooted in its time. Due to these intriguing particularities, the paper at hand is based on Val McDermid¿s modern retelling of Northanger Abbey. McDermid follows the plot structure very closely and the reinterpretation of the source text chiefly lies in the temporal, linguistic and cultural update. The plot is set in an envi-ronment shifted by two hundred years, Bath has been swapped for the now more fashiona-ble Edinburgh Festival Fringe and almost all characters are expertly tweeting, texting, and posting ¿selfies¿ on Facebook. Whereas Austen set out to write an amusing burlesque and a vindication of novel reading, McDermid¿s adaptation aims at pleasing the Austen-familiar readers and at humouring them by applying a ¿modern twist¿.
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Miles Jupp is Literally Unputdownable
Ten lively literary investigationsMiles Jupp is an actor, comedian and writer. He started performing stand-up in 2000, and the following year won both So You Think You're Funny and The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year. He was nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer award for his debut Edinburgh solo show Gentlemen Prefer Brogues. He contributes to a number of Radio 4 shows as well as his own series for the station Miles Jupp's Real World (with Frankie Boyle). His TV credits include The Thick Of It, Gary: Tank Commander and Rev. His film work includes Made In Dagenham, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix and Sherlock Holmes. He is known to younger fans as Archie the Inventor in the children's series Balamory. His show Fibber in the Heat was one of the big successes of the Edinburgh festival in 2010.
€ 12,50