Different worldviews, different world literatures? The contrasting chronotopes of ethnic detective fiction in Pasado Perfecto and The Beggar's Opera Ghent University
The present article discusses the nature of ethnic detective fiction from the comparative perspective of world literature by underscoring the divergent discourses that can hide under such a seemingly unified subgenre. In the context of our current understanding of world literature, both the Inspector Ramirez series by Canadian crime writer Peggy Blair and the Lieutenant Conde series by Cuban author Leonardo Padura can be categorized as ...