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T1 'Troubling thrillers': between politics and popular fiction in the novels of Benedict Kiely, Brian Moore and Colin Bateman
A1 Morales Ladrón, María Soledad
K1 Troubles thriller
K1 Detective
K1 Identity
K1 Benedict Kiely
K1 Brian Moore
K1 Colin Bateman
K1 Northern Ireland politics
K1 Humanidades
K1 Humanities
K1 Filología
K1 Philology
AB Since the beginning of the Northern Ireland “Troubles”, interest in exploring the social andpolitical concerns of a region affected by sectarian violence and religious bigotry has produced asignificant body of literary works within which the thriller has become one of the most suitable formsof expression. The traditional action thriller has acquired in this context a rich political dimension,producing what is now widely known as the “Troubles thriller." The development of this mode hasdiverged into two categories: the “Troubles-trash”; and a more “literary” form, which draws on seriouspolitical matters to reflect upon social and religious disputes. Both kinds, however, have beencriticised for offering a stagnant and reductive version of the dynamics of the conflict; a judgementthat should be qualified. Bearing this in mind, the purpose of the present article is to analyse the waysin which these issues are echoed in the literary productions of three well-known writers: BenedictKiely, Brian Moore and Colin Bateman.
SN 1699-311X
YR 2006
FD 2006-03-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/30342
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/30342
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 24-abr-2024