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Investigating Fascism : Crime, Mystery, and the Fascist Ventennio in the Historical Novel

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Investigating Fascism : Crime, Mystery, and the Fascist Ventennio in the Historical Novel

Investigating Fascism :
Crime, Mystery, and the Fascist Ventennio in the Historical Novel

by Angelo Castagnino
English | 2017 | ISBN: 143313425X | 218 Pages | PDF | 7.91 MB

Investigating Fascism offers an original approach to the historical novel and its connection to crime fiction. The study of contemporary novels set during Mussolini's rule, with specific attention to the topics of violence, justice, mystery, and personal identity, leads to a discussion about, among others, Leonardo Sciascia, Maurizio De Giovanni, Carlo Lucarelli, and Andrea Camilleri. This text is based on two intertwining approaches: (1) an analysis of the ‘machine' of the novel, focused on such aspects as characterization, the construction of the setting, and the narrative use of fantastic and subversive elements and (2) an analysis of the sociohistorical Fascist context. This book is a valuable reference for those who study Fascism, the social function of crime novels, and the connection between historical events and fiction.

Angelo Castagnino is Assistant Professor of Italian at the University of Denver. His previous publications include the book The Intellectual as a Detective: From Leonardo Sciascia to Roberto Saviano (Peter Lang, 2014).