I just came across a book which is probably familiar to some
of the followers here, but which for me is a discovery: CRIME
FICTION CRITICISM AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY by Timothy and
Julia Johnson Garland Reference Library (1981)- USA Approx
425 pages.
An invaluable book,IMHO. It gathers around 2000 references of
crime fiction essays, books or magazines articles, with a
brief comment about the content of each one (including
British references, and some in foreign languages). Of
course, we could argue that amongst the criticism of authors
listed (about 250 of them), a lot of the HB/Noir writers is
missing. But hey! this is America! It reflects the importance
given to certain writers and the total ignorance in the USA
about some of the bests, even of American origin... Set this
apart, it is a great work of reference.
Questions: does somebody here know if there was ever an
updated edition of that book, analyzing criticism references
after 1980? Or, is there another book listing the references
of criticism existing about crime fiction, going further than
1980?
Thanks for any help.
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
Polar Noir http://www.geocities.com/poarnoir
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