This entry in Akashic's noir series takes the gritty sensibilities born out of American film and fiction to Tehran.
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An unflinching noir exploration of one of the world's most volatile cities.
"'The foreigner' is a familiar character in popular crime fiction, from the foreign detective whose outsider status provides a unique perspective on a familiar or exotic location to the xenophobic portrayal of the criminal 'other'. Exploring popular crime fiction from across the…
The foreigner is a familiar character in popular crime fiction, from the foreign detective whose outsider status provides a unique perspective on a familiar or exotic location to the xenophobic portrayal of the criminal other. Exploring popular crime fiction from across the worl…
Both mysterious and philosophical, 'Paris Nocturne; is a haunting meditation on the power of memory
This text focuses on the literary and cinematic representation of female characters in contemporary noir thrillers. It argues that, as the genre has grown and been subverted since its conception, along with the changing definition of gender, the representation of a female charac…
Transgressing Women focuses on the literary and cinematic representation of female characters in contemporary noir thrillers. The book argues that as the genre has grown, expanded and been subverted since its initial conception, along with the changing de.
Witnessing the progression of regional corruption in his work as a British lawyer in early 2000s Moscow, Nick Platt rescues two sisters from a purse snatcher and pursues a glamorous romantic relationship with one of the sisters before he is asked to help with a dubious family en…
Presents a collection of stories by current and former residents of Havana that relate tales of ambiguous moralities, collective cruelty, and the damage incurred by self-preservation at all costs.
