{"product_id":"a-violent-conscience-essays-on-the-fiction-of-james-lee-burke-9780786447237","title":"A Violent Conscience: Essays on the Fiction of James Lee Burke","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leonard Engel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mysteries and detective stories are among the most popular of books but the writers of such genre fiction suffer from a perception that their work is to be taken less seriously than so-called literary fiction. The novels of James Lee Burke, one of the most distinguished writers of crime novels, challenge that notion, as do the 12 essays in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work examines Burke as a writer who has expanded the mystery-detective genre with an astonishing diversity of themes, imaginative language and descriptions, and unforgettable characters. He seems unbounded by limitations of genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An interview with Burke is included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46888706211991,"sku":"9780786447237","price":4594.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786447237.webp?v=1770261629","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-violent-conscience-essays-on-the-fiction-of-james-lee-burke-9780786447237","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}