Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2019

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS THE HARD BOILED DETECTIVE FICTION

Ajay B. Chhuchhar

Abstract :

Why detective fiction never enjoyed the prestigious status of ‘classics‘ as the literary fiction have been enjoying? The reason may be the nature of the genre itself, as it represents crime, deception, cruelty etc. As Chandler says, "The murder novel has also a depressing way of minding its own business, solving its own problems and answering its own questions” The reception of this kinds of novel has not changed much. They are considered as ‘lower‘ literature, which is a biased and limited view of jargoned critics. Historical evidence and thematic analysis will reveal ‘hard boiled novels‘ are different and more literary than other sub genres, and how they shows some of the peculiarities which makes it unique with the help of some highlighted characteristics of the sub–genre. At last I will conclude my essay with a critical analysis of the idea.

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HISTORICAL ANALYSIS THE HARD BOILED DETECTIVE FICTION, Ajay B. Chhuchhar PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-10 | October-2019

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