Cultural intersections: the American hard-boiled detective novel and early French 'roman noir.'(Critical Essay) From: The Modern Language Review | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: Gorrara, Claire | COPYRIGHT 2003 Modern Humanities Research Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The author discusses the divided opinion about American held by the French after World War II by examining the growth of the roman noir genre in French writing. The French both embraced American culture, in this case, the hard-boiled detective novel, and used it to depict the United States as a nation in a cultural and social crisis

CULTURAL INTERSECTIONS: THE AMERICAN HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE NOVEL AND EARLY FRENCH ROMAN NOIR

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