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• Title: Philosophies of Crime Fiction
• Author : Josef Hoffmann
• Release Date : January 01, 2013
• Genre: Literary Criticism,Books,Fiction & Literature,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 675 KB

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A fresh analysis of both the hidden and explicit philosophical ideas to be found in crime literature



Josef Hoffmann covers influences and inspirations in crime writing with references to a stellar cast of crime writers including Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Dashiell Hammett, Albert Camus, Borges, Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler, and Ted Lewis. Hoffmann examines why crime literature may provide stronger consolation for readers than philosophy. In so doing, he demonstrates the truth of Wittgenstein's claim that more wisdom is contained in the best crime fiction than in philosophical essays. Josef Hoffmann's combination of knowledge, academic acuity, and enthusiasm makes this a must-have book for any crime fiction aficionado—with or without a philosophical nature.

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