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Beschreibung
A satirical detective story in which Mark Twain engages with the conventions associated with Sherlock Holmes, as popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle.
In A Double Barreled Detective Story, Twain adapts the familiar elements of late nineteenth-century detective fiction into a work of humour and exaggeration. The narrative begins in the American West before introducing a figure whose methods echo those of Holmes, though rendered through Twain's characteristic irony and narrative play. The result is not imitation but inversion, using the structure of the detective story to expose its assumptions and excesses.
Written in 1902, the work reflects Twain's later style, in which satire is directed as much at literary convention as at social behaviour. The story occupies an unusual position within his body of work, combining frontier narrative with parody of the increasingly popular detective form. It remains of interest both as a comic experiment and as a contemporary response to one of the most recognisable figures in fiction.
A satirical detective story in which Mark Twain engages with the conventions associated with Sherlock Holmes, as popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle.
In A Double Barreled Detective Story, Twain adapts the familiar elements of late nineteenth-century detective fiction into a work of humour and exaggeration. The narrative begins in the American West before introducing a figure whose methods echo those of Holmes, though rendered through Twain's characteristic irony and narrative play. The result is not imitation but inversion, using the structure of the detective story to expose its assumptions and excesses.
Written in 1902, the work reflects Twain's later style, in which satire is directed as much at literary convention as at social behaviour. The story occupies an unusual position within his body of work, combining frontier narrative with parody of the increasingly popular detective form. It remains of interest both as a comic experiment and as a contemporary response to one of the most recognisable figures in fiction.
Über den Autor
Mark Twain (1835-1910), the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American writer, humourist, and essayist widely regarded as one of the central figures of nineteenth-century literature. His works, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, are noted for their wit, narrative innovation, and engagement with social and cultural themes. Twain's later writings often incorporate satire directed at literary forms as well as contemporary society.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781617203459
ISBN-10: 1617203459
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Twain, Mark
Hersteller: Wilder Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 4 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Twain
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2011
Gewicht: 0,083 kg
Artikel-ID: 106919596