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Crime Fiction in German: Concepts, Developments and Trends

Katharina Hall

Crime Fiction in German: Der Krimi, Pages: 1 - 32

Swansea University Author: Katharina Hall

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This open access chapter is from Crime Fiction in German, edited by Katharina Hall (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2016), pp. 1-32. The chapter provides an overview of the Crime Fiction in German volume and the history of German-language crime fiction. It contains the following sections: Der Kr...

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Published in: Crime Fiction in German: Der Krimi
Published: Cardiff/Chicago University of Wales Press 2016
Online Access: https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/crime-fiction-in-german/
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25191
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Abstract: This open access chapter is from Crime Fiction in German, edited by Katharina Hall (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2016), pp. 1-32. The chapter provides an overview of the Crime Fiction in German volume and the history of German-language crime fiction. It contains the following sections: Der Krimi; The pioneers (1828–1933); Crime fiction under National Socialism (1933–45); Early post-war crime narratives (1945–60) and East German crime fiction (1949–71); The West German Soziokrimi (1960–) and later East German crime fiction (1971–89); Turkish-German crime fiction and the Frauenkrimi (1980–); Historical crime fiction, regional crime fiction and the rise of the Afrika-Krimi (1989–); Crime fiction of the new millennium and the lacuna of Jewish-German crime fiction.
Keywords: German crime fiction, German TV crime drama, crime fiction, German literature, German culture, German history, German politics, Open Access, Gold Open Access
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 1
End Page: 32