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Investigating Simenon - Patriarchy, Sex and Politics in the Fiction

Inglese · Tascabile

Spedizione di solito entro 3 a 5 settimane

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For nearly a century, the work of Belgian crime writer and psychological novelist Georges Simenon, creator of Chief Inspector Maigret, has captivated readers worldwide. This investigation situates Simenon's work in its historical context and interprets it as a reaction to shifting gender relations in Western society. Simenon's compelling narratives capture the anxieties of men whose patriarchal position was under threat in an era of insurgent feminist movements.
These concerns are also evident in Simenon's pervasive preoccupation with sexuality, as well as his political stance that stems from his petit-bourgeois upbringing. This groundbreaking study includes interwoven commentary on all 191 novels Simenon published under his own name, including several that have never been translated into English, as well as a number of short stories and several pseudonymous works.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Character Types

¿1.¿The Incredible Shrinking Man

¿2.¿Virago Intacta

¿3.¿Fever Pitch

¿4.¿The Devil's Fiancée

¿5.¿Return of the Wolf Man

Interlude

¿6.¿Laurel and Hardy

A Fictional World

¿7.¿Marital Malaise

¿8.¿The Irruption of Eros

¿9.¿Beyond the Pale

10.¿The Body Politic

11.¿Colossus

Conclusion: Envoi

Appendix: Simenon Translation Titles

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index


Info autore

Russell Campbell is an adjunct professor of film at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is an award-winning scholar and documentary filmmaker.

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