Why Do We Read Crime Fiction? Cover Image

Miért olvassunk krimit? (Mozgó könyv)
Why Do We Read Crime Fiction?

Author(s): Adél Zsigmond
Subject(s): Review
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: Ágnes Kata Miklós; Bűnös szövegek (Sinful Texts); crime; detective story; Agatha Christie; Dashiell Hammett; Sherlock Holmes

Summary/Abstract: This review is about a book entitled Bűnös szövegek (Sinful Texts) by Ágnes Kata Miklós, which discusses why people read this genre. Miklós’s answers invoke schemes and the stereotypes which are always appearing in the crimes or detective stories. People have a desire for suspense and mysteries, so why is crime fiction still at the periphery of canonical literature?

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 119-121
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Hungarian