Barry Forshaw è un acclamato critico e giornalista il cui lavoro si addentra nei regni della narrativa poliziesca, del cinema britannico e della cultura popolare. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da un'analisi acuta, che esplora i contesti storici e gli sviluppi tematici all'interno di questi generi. Forshaw offre ai lettori una prospettiva avvincente sull'evoluzione delle tendenze letterarie e cinematografiche. I suoi contributi forniscono una profonda comprensione delle intricate connessioni tra diverse forme d'arte.
Georges Simenon was the most successful writer of crime fiction in a language other than English in the modern age, and his detective Maigret is rivalled only by Sherlock Holmes; Andre Gide called Simenon 'the greatest French novelist of our times'. Barry Forshaw examines the man's extraordinary life and work on both page and screen....
There are few contemporary guides that cover everything from the golden age to current bestselling writers from America, Britain and all across the world, but the award-winning Barry Forshaw, one of the UK's leading experts in the field, has provided a truly comprehensive survey with definitive coverage. Every major writer is included, long with many other more esoteric choices.
It's one of the most successful and surprising of phenomena in the entire crime fiction genre detectives (and proto-detectives) solving crimes in earlier eras. There is now an army of historical sleuths operating from the mean streets of ancient Rome to the Cold War era of the 1950s.
After the success of earlier entries in his 'Noir' series Barry Forshaw tackles the largest body of crime fiction from a single country: the United States. The result is a perfect reader's guide to modern American crime fiction. Genre giants appear beside exciting new talents, and Forshaw's knowledge of, and personal acquaintance with, many of the writers allows valuable insights into this massively popular field. Included as well are some of the best crime films to ever have been produced in the US. An indispensable guide to any crime fiction lover.
Barry Forshaw is acknowledged as a leading expert on crime fiction from European countries, but his principal area of expertise is in the British crime arena. After the success of Nordic Noir and Euro Noir, he returns to the British Isles to produce the ultimate reader's guide to modern British crime fiction. The word 'Noir' is used in its loosest sense; every major living British and Irish writer is considered, often through a concentration on one or two key books, and exciting new talents are highlighted for the reader.
Case Studies: Inspector Salvo Montalbano / Barbara Pezzotti ; Inspector Morse / Barry Forshaw ; Chief Inspector Jules Miagret / Jon Wilkins ; Detective Martin Beck / Katarina Gregerdotter ; Detective Harry Bosch / Darren Brooks ; Inspector Kurt Wallander / Barry Forshaw ; Detective Inspector John Rebus / Erin E. MacDonald ; Detective Harry Hole / Murray Pratt ; Chief Inspector Javier Falcon / Stewart King ; Detectives Sarah Lund and Saga Noren / Jackie Collins ; Detective Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg / David Platten ; Commander Adam Dalgliesh / Lisa Fluet ; Detective Van Veeteren / Pete Messent -- Interrogations / Conducted by Barry Forshaw: James, P.D. ; Mankell, Henning ; Rankin, Ian ; Wilson, Robert -- Reports: The Modern Maverick Detective / Steven Peacock ; Reason and Redemption: The Detective in the Secular Age / Alison Josephy ; Talent Enough in his Profession: The Maladroit Detective / Jamie Bernthal ; The New Regionalism in Contemporary Television Police Drama / Jean Gregorek
Covering territory from Rififi to Run Lola Run to Spiral , a guide to the edgy, gritty best of European noir fiction, films, and television The invasion of foreign crime fiction, films, and TV—and not just the Scandinavian variety—has opened up incredible new options for crime fiction lovers, but the sheer volume of new European writers and films can daunting. This book provides a highly readable guide for those wanting to look further than the obvious choices as well as a perfect shopping list for what to watch or read before that trip to Paris, Rome, or Berlin. Euro Noir presents a roadmap to the territory and is the perfect travel guide to the genre. From Italy, the guide discusses such influential authors as Andrea Camilleri and Leonardo Sciascia; Mafia crime dramas Romanzo Criminale and Gomorrah ; and of the gruesome Gialli crime films. From France and Belgium, it covers important writers from Maigret's creator Georges Simenon to today's Fred Vargas; cult television programs Braquo and Spiral ; and films from the classic heist movie Rififi to modern greats such as Hidden , Mesrine , and Tell No One . German and Austrian greats include Jakob Arjouni and Jan Costin Wagner, and such crime films as Run Lola Run and The Lives of Others . The best crime writing and filmmaking from Spain, Portugal, Greece, Holland, and other European countries are also covered.
Barry Forshaw celebrates with enthusiasm the British horror film and its fascination for macabre cinema. A definitive study of the genre, British Gothic Cinema discusses the flowering of the field, with every key film discussed from its beginnings in the 1940s through to the 21st century.
A compact and authoritative guide to the phenomenally popular genre, by a leading expert in Scandinavian crime fiction This information-packed study examines and celebrates books, films, and TV adaptations, from Sjöwall and Wahlöö's highly influential Martin Beck series through Henning Mankell's Wallander (subject of three separate TV series) to Stieg Larsson's groundbreaking The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; cult TV hits such as the Danish The Killing, The Bridge, and the political thriller Borgen; up to the massively successful books and films of the current king of the field, Norway's Jo Nesbø. It anatomizes the nigh-obsessive appeal of the subject and highlights every key book, film, and TV show. Aimed at both the beginner and the aficionado, this is a hugely informative, highly accessible guide to an essential crime genre.
A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Barry Forshaw, the UK's principal crime fiction expert, presents a celebration and analysis ofthe Scandinavian crime genre; from Sjöwall and Wahlöö's Martin Beck series, through Henning Mankell's Wallander, to Stieg Larsson's demolition of the Swedish Social Democratic ideal in the publishing phenomenon The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
