Noir fiction or the ineffectiveness of a category

Authors

  • Javier Sánchez Zapatero Universidad de Salamanca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_tropelias/tropelias.202074683

Keywords:

noir fiction, police story, theory of literary genres

Abstract

The recent proliferation of texts ascribed to the genre "noir fiction" calls into question the relevance of this category, given the progressive dissolution of its most recognizable thematic, formal and pragmatic brands. The Spanish case presents very diverse variants that reveal the ineffectiveness of the concept.

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Published

2020-10-18

How to Cite

Sánchez Zapatero, J. (2020). Noir fiction or the ineffectiveness of a category. Tropelías: Review of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, (7), 1230–1239. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_tropelias/tropelias.202074683

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Apothecary