“Accept and Forgive. Coming To Terms With One’s History”. Czech History of the 20th Century as Captured in Crime Fiction Cover Image
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“Accept and Forgive. Coming To Terms With One’s History”. Czech History of the 20th Century as Captured in Crime Fiction

Author(s): Marcela Poučová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Recent History (1900 till today), Czech Literature, Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: Czech Republic; Czech History; Organised Crime; Detective Genre; Crime Fiction Literature; TV Crime Series; Philosophy in the 20th Century;

Summary/Abstract: The article explains the development and specific features of the detective genre in the Czech Republic (and its predecessor Czechoslovakia) from the beginning of the 20th century. It observes that these features are just as valid in the last 30 years. The main focus ison crime fiction literature and, in particular, TV crime series that have become especially popular since 2015, both of which have been inspired by true organised crime cases between 1990-2010.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 93-103
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French