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True Crime

- Observations on Violence and Modernity

About True Crime

Using crime as his canvas, this work offers an analysis of how cultural fantasies, fears, and desires have blurred the distinction between fiction and real event, from Edgar Allan Poe's detective stories up to Patricia Highsmith's ambiguous "Ripley" and the rash of reality TV shows.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415977944
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 200
  • Published:
  • December 18, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x154x12 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 278 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: May 9, 2025

Description of True Crime

Using crime as his canvas, this work offers an analysis of how cultural fantasies, fears, and desires have blurred the distinction between fiction and real event, from Edgar Allan Poe's detective stories up to Patricia Highsmith's ambiguous "Ripley" and the rash of reality TV shows.

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