The Corpus Delicti: A Manual of Argentine Fictions

(Part of the Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas Series)

by Josefina Ludmer

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An intellectual tour de force from one of today's leading critics of Latin American literature and culture, The Corpus Delicti (The Body of Crime) is a manual of crime, a compendium of crime tales, and an extended meditation on the central role of crime in literature, in life, and in the life of the nation. Drawing her examples from canonical texts, popular novels, newspaper serials, and more, Josefina Ludmer captures the wide range of Argentine...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822961954

ISBN13:9780822961956

Release Date:May 2004

Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.24 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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