TALKING ABOUT DETECTIVE FICTION

Book ID/图书代码： 05380009B32009

English Summary/英文概要： Readers worldwide have demonstrated an appetite for murder, mystery and mayhem. Talking about the craft of detective writing and sharing her personal thoughts and observations on one of the most popular and enduring forms of literature, P.D. James examines the challenges, achievements and potential of a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. From Sherlock Holmes to Miss Marple, from the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars to the achievements of the present and a glimpse at the future, P.D. James explores the metamorphosis of a genre which has gripped and entertained the popular imagination like no other type of novel. Written by the author widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, and making frequent reference to her own work, this book is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime writing. It will also make an ideal companion to PD James’s many wonderful novels.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我们谈「侦探小说」时，到底在谈什么？这一切又是如何开始的？
推理迷必备品，非推理迷更要看！
詹姆丝将所有推理小说可能面临的各种读者疑惑或有志从事创作者的疑问，用清晰、真挚的笔触，娓娓道来……当我们谈「侦探小说」时，到底在谈什么？这一切又是如何开始的？什么是推理小说的黄金时期？推理还有分心软派和冷硬派？谁是四个可怕的女人？到推理小说里面说故事的人有什么特点？为什么有人批评有人着迷：为什么有人喜欢，有人讨厌？
她不仅把自己长年以来对于推理的着迷与探索，借着一位图书馆馆长的邀稿与设问而整理成这本推理迷必备的精致小书，让读者可以用轻盈的步伐走入让她倾心向往、充满丰富乐趣的推理世界。
詹姆丝自从四十二岁发表推理创作之后，至今已长达将近五十年的写作生涯中，出版过十八本畅销小说，其中十六本是推理小说，两本是广受好评的非小说类著作，由她来谈推理小说的技艺再适合不过。这本小书记述了她长年以来的观察，深刻动人，处处流露她对前辈作家、现今作家的钦慕或欣赏，同时藉由一个个的设问与解答引领大众走入一个精采、有趣又多元的推理世界！
书里的问与答都精要，不仅从贝克街二二一号B 座的福尔摩斯，说到艾塞克斯郡卡布霍村的布朗神父，再从两次世界大战间的推理小说黄金时期谈到现在，更瞥见未来，在她悉心的爬梳下，不仅紧抓住大众想象力，也充分展现这个给予大众无限阅读乐趣的侦探小说的多样面貌，将其一路走来的发展史清楚呈现在读者面前。

Awards/获奖情况：

About the Author/作者介绍： P.D. James was awarded the OBE in 1983 and became a life peer in 1991. She has won numerous awards for crime writing including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and The National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature.

Format:电子手稿

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