Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Reyes Calderón's Lola MacHor Series: A Conservative Feminist Approach to Modern Spain
Jeffrey Oxford
€ 124.03
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Reyes Calderón's Lola MacHor Series: A Conservative Feminist Approach to Modern Spain
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 382.
In spite of the fact that detective fiction has been the most popular genre utilised by Spanish authors over the last thirty or so years, the female detective has appeared in such works on relatively rare occasions. Less frequent are Spanish female authors of detective fiction who employ a female detective as their main character. One author who has broken this stereotype is Reyes Calderón, with her female juez de instrucción (examining magistrate), originally created because the author was convinced that one popular, female, main character detective that did exist was simply "a man who was wearing a skirt" (interview ... Read more
In spite of the fact that detective fiction has been the most popular genre utilised by Spanish authors over the last thirty or so years, the female detective has appeared in such works on relatively rare occasions. Less frequent are Spanish female authors of detective fiction who employ a female detective as their main character. One author who has broken this stereotype is Reyes Calderón, with her female juez de instrucción (examining magistrate), originally created because the author was convinced that one popular, female, main character detective that did exist was simply "a man who was wearing a skirt" (interview ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196462
SKU
V9781845196462
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-12
About Jeffrey Oxford
Jeffrey Oxford, Professor of Spanish at Midwestern State University, is co-editor of Eduardo Mendoza: A New Look (2002) and Giménez Bartlett's Influence in Hispanic Literature (Vol. 28 of Monographic Review/Revista Monográficas). He is the author of more than 40 academic essays, a dozen of which focus on detective fiction of Spain.
Reviews for Reyes Calderón's Lola MacHor Series: A Conservative Feminist Approach to Modern Spain