Nazi Germany and the Holocaust in Historical Crime Fiction - Whats One More Murder?

This book is the first book-length academic study of historical crime fiction that explores Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The novels discussed are located at the intersection of crime fiction and Holocaust Literature. The book discusses questions of form and genre, and explores the possibilities of justice after the Holocaust

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. David Downing: Station Series 1: ‘Ordinary Germans Doing Ordinary Things’
2. David Downing: Station Series 2: ‘Did the Germans do this, or just the Nazis?’
3. Philip Kerr: Bernie Gunther Novels 1-9: ‘But What’s One More Murder?’
4. Philip Kerr: Bernie Gunther Novels 10-14: ‘There’s no human justice that could ever be enough’
5. Luke McCallin: Gregor Reinhardt Trilogy: ‘Something To Come Back To’
6. Joseph Kanon: Alibi: ‘The Wicked and the Merely Acquiescent’
7. Joseph Kanon: The Accomplice: ‘It’s Not Justice, But It’s Something’
8. David Thomas: Ostland: ‘That "Only Obeying Orders" Shit.’
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Anthony Lake has taught at universities in his native United Kingdom, Turkey, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and China. He is currently Visiting Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University or Roehampton. He has published articles on a number of authors including Joseph Kanon and Philip Kerr.

Summary

This book is the first book-length academic study of historical crime fiction that explores Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The novels discussed are located at the intersection of crime fiction and Holocaust Literature. The book discusses questions of form and genre, and explores the possibilities of justice after the Holocaust

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Lake, Lake Anthony
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032423029
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242302-9
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000