{"product_id":"a-companion-to-latin-american-philip-swanson-9781855663787","title":"A Companion to Latin American Crime Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first integrated overview in English of Latin American crime fiction, a flourishing genre with unique perspectives and characteristics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLatin American crime fiction has a long and rich history, and this volume offers the first integrated overview in English of a flourishing tradition with unique perspectives and characteristics. Featuring contributions from leading scholars of a multifarious genre often shortened to \u003ci\u003eneopolicíaco\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eneopolicial\u003c\/i\u003e, this Companion explores noir literature in Latin America. The first part looks at the history of the \u003ci\u003enovela negra\u003c\/i\u003e and its manifestations in Mexico, Argentina, Cuba and Brazil. The second part examines patterns and trends including literary crime fiction, the \u003ci\u003enarconovela\u003c\/i\u003e, a concern for increasing racial and sexual diversity and the phenomenon of true crime. In the third part, expert analyses are given of four leading authors and their work: Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Claudia Piñeiro and Rubem Fonseca. The book closes with a chapter on screen adaptations of crime fiction for film and television. Overall, the Companion provides a clear and authoritative account of Latin American crime fiction, showcasing its variety, fluidity and adaptability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1855663783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781855663787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tamesis Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Philip Swanson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46974460002559,"sku":"9781855663787","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7bc01cc-cc8b-48f7-b66f-9f187c5fc5b5.jpg?v=1750875088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-companion-to-latin-american-philip-swanson-9781855663787","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}