Unspeakable Acts (e-bog) af Weinman, Sarah
Weinman, Sarah (forfatter)

Unspeakable Acts e-bog

97,26 DKK (inkl. moms 121,58 DKK)
A brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award-winning author of The Real LolitaThe appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like I'll Be Gone in the Dark and Furious Hours, and TV hits like American Crim...
E-bog 97,26 DKK
Forfattere Weinman, Sarah (forfatter), Keefe, Patrick Radden (introduktion)
Forlag Ecco
Udgivet 28 juli 2020
Længde 416 sider
Genrer Literary essays
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780062839992
A brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award-winning author of The Real LolitaThe appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like I'll Be Gone in the Dark and Furious Hours, and TV hits like American Crime Story and Wild Wild Country, the cultural appetite for stories of real people doing terrible things is insatiable. Acclaimed author ofThe Real Lolitaand editor ofWomen Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s 50s(Library of America) andTroubled Daughters, Twisted Wives(Penguin), Sarah Weinman brings together an exemplary collection of recent true crime tales. She culls together some of the most refreshing and exciting contemporary journalists and chroniclers of crime working today. Michelle Dean's "e;Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick"e; went viral when it first published and is the basis for the TV showThe Act andPamela Colloff's "e;The Reckoning,"e; is the gold standard for forensic journalism. There are 13 pieces in all and as a collection, they showcase writing about true crime across the broadest possible spectrum, while also reflecting what makes crime stories so transfixing and irresistible to the modern reader.