Pezzotti, B: Importance of Place in Contemporary Italian Cri

Barbara Pezzotti teaches Italian language and culture in various tertiary institutions in New Zealand.

An analysis of the relationship between detective fiction and its setting, this book is the most wide-ranging examination of the way in which Italian detective fiction in the last 20 years has become a means to articulate the changes in the social landscape of the country.

Contents:EpigraphsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Giallo and the City1 Milan, the city of crimePiero Colaprico and Pietro Valpreda's 'Dynamic' MilanAndrea G. Pinketts' Grotesque MilanSandrone Dazieri and a Manichean Image of the City2 Turin, between History and NewsBruno Ventavoli and the 'Savoy Kasbah'Piero Soria and the Renewal of Turin's Pride3 Naples, the sulphurous citySiviero's Naples as the Dystopian City of the Future4 Palermo, beauty and the MafiaPiazzese and a Schizophrenic PalermoPart II: Giallo and urban sprawl5 Bologna and the Via EmiliaCarlo Lucarelli and a Dilating Bologna6 Italy's North-east, the Corroded Engine of ItalyMassimo Carlotto and the Alligator seriesPart III: Giallo and the Island7 Sicily between Old and NewAndrea Camilleri and Vigàta, the Imaginary 'Island'8 Sardinia, the MotherlandMarcello Fois and his Contemporary TrilogyConclusionPart IV: InterviewsBibliographyIndexAbout the Author