Tattoos in crime and detective narratives

Tattoos in crime and detective narratives
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 9781526128690
ISBN-13 : 1526128691
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Book Synopsis Tattoos in crime and detective narratives by : Kate Watson

Download or read book Tattoos in crime and detective narratives written by Kate Watson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining representations of the tattoo and tattooing in literature, television, and film from two periods of tattoo renaissance (1851-1914, and 1955 to present), this study makes an original contribution to understandings of crime and detective genre and the ways in which tattoos act as a mimetic device that marks and remarks these narratives in complex ways.


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