La ciudad como escena del crimen en <i>Muerte y juicio</i> de Donna Leon

  • Rocío Peñalta Catalán
Keywords: Venice, Donna Leon, A Venetian Reckoning (Death and judgment), Crime scene

Abstract

In Dona Leon’s novels the city of Venice becomes scenery for crimes, police investigations, chases, political intrigue’s, etc. The present paper studies the spaces of death in A Venetian Reckoning (or Death and judgment) (1995), emphasizing it’s peculiarities and it’s characteristics in common with the classic crime scene in crime fiction. Also, the various functions of urban space –in this case, Venice– in the development of the plot will be reviewed.

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Published
2010-06-01
How to Cite
Peñalta Catalán R. (2010). La ciudad como escena del crimen en <i>Muerte y juicio</i> de Donna Leon. Ángulo Recto. Revista de estudios sobre la ciudad como espacio plural, 2(1), 9-9. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ANRE/article/view/ANRE1010120009A
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010)
Section
Varia

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