SPAN 40.07 Dark Mirror: Spanish Detective Fiction

This course examines Spanish contemporary society through the dissecting lens of one of the most popular literary subgenres: detective fiction or crime novel. Starting with some early examples, we will read and analyze short stories and novels published from the end of the Spanish Civil War (1939) to present. Authors will include Francisco García Pavón, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Javier Marías, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Lorenzo Silva, and Alicia Giménez Bartlett.

Prerequisite

SPAN 20

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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