Description
This book examines how Latin American detective stories portray individualism and the state through the figures of the private eye and the police. Fabricio Tocco argues that these portrayals constitute a far more radical critique than the one developed by the Anglo-American canon, culminating in a transnational "poetics of failure" rooted in dissatisfaction with the neoliberal state.
About the Author
Fabricio Tocco is assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese convenor at the Australian National University.
Awards
Winner of ICFA Book Prize 2022.
Book Information
ISBN 9781793651648
Author Fabricio Tocco
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 549g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 161mm * 24mm