I'm hesitantly delurking to ask this of the list, but I've
tried ever other resource I can think of and am at my wits'
end.
Is there a good source for information on non-Western
detectives and mysteries written in non-Western countries
from before, say, the 1970s? I've read, for example, that Sir
Lanka (then Ceylon) had several writers of detective fiction
and even versions of hard-boiled detectives appearing in the
1940s; some of the writers are supposed to have been "Vanan"
or "Tamil Vanan," "Devan," and "Vaduvur Duraisami Iyengar,"
and and some of the characters are supposed to have been
named "Shanker Lal," "Sambu," and "Digambara Samiyar."
Needless to say, all of my efforts to discover information on
these writers and characters (never mind finding English
translations of their stories) have come to naught. I've
likewise been unable to find any information in English on
pre-WW2 French characters like Nat Pinkerton.
Is there a basic source I've somehow overlooked? I've scoured
the local library system and WorldCat, the largest library
catalogue database, and next to nothing that might be of any
help. Is the information I seek just not available?
Thanks in advance,
Jess Nevins
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