Thought RA readers would be interested on these excerpts from
a short review of a new book, found on a "Choice" card
[published by the American Library Association to help
acquisition staff in deciding which books to add to a
collection].
The book is Priscilla L. Walton and Manina Jones' _Detective
Agency: Women Rewriting the Hard-Boiled Tradition_ (U. Calif.
Press, 1999).
"The authors of the present volume explore how women writers,
positioning professional female detectives in the world of
contemporary crime, have reimagined the hard-boiled novel,
challenging not only the patriarchal culture that defines
these fictional worlds but the linguistic, intellectual, and
narrative paradigms that traditionally have shaped the genre.
...focuses on leading writers such as Paretsky, Grafton, and
Muller while considering an ample range of titles by other
practitioners. ...[it] provides a deft analysis of the
political and economic role of the genre's readership. ...the
engaging prose will draw in undergraduate and general readers
as well as scholars. Highly recommended."
There you have it, including a reference to "readership"
(Who, us?). Anyone looked at this book?
Bill Hagen
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