It’s All About the Weans: A Survey of Troubled Procreation and Hope in the Contemporary Northern Irish Mystery Thriller
It’s All About the Weans: A Survey of Troubled Procreation and Hope in the Contemporary Northern Irish Mystery Thriller
Author(s): Jacek MydlaSubject(s): Gender Studies, Novel, Criminology, British Literature
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: Northern Ireland; mystery thriller; the Troubles; pregnancy; maternity; hope;
Summary/Abstract: This article relates the idea of hope to themes of motherhood and childhood as handled by contemporary Northern Irish crime authors. The main part of the article discusses the theme of pregnancy in Claire McGowan’s Paula Maguire mystery thrillers.
Journal: Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL
- Issue Year: 32/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 202-217
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
