Mysteries and conspiracies
About this book
Through an exploration of the work of the great masters of detective stories and spy novels - G.K. Chesterton, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Le Carré and Graham Greene among others - Boltanski shows that these works of fiction and imagination tell us something fundamental about the nature of modern societies and the modern state.--Provided by publisher
Subjects
Detective and mystery storiesConspiraciesPopular literatureSocial aspectsHistory and criticismSocial surveysCriminal investigationDetective and mystery stories, history and criticismEnglish fiction, history and criticism, 19th centuryEnglish fiction, history and criticism, 20th century