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세계 걸작 추리소설 모음집입니다. 추리소설의 대가인 Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Andrew Vachss, Raymond Smullyan, Isaac Asimov, Italo Calvino, Damon Runyon, Ellery Queen 등 16명의 작가들의 대표 단편추리소설을 수록하고 있습니다.
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Paperback - 244 pages
ISBN: 0753451468
책 크기 : 19.5cm x 12.9cm
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Book Description
Unexplained deaths, mysterious disappearances, daring thefts. Join some of the sharpest minds as they uncover vital clues to solve these intriguing cases. From famous investigators such as Hercule Poirot to amateur sleuths, the detectives in this gripping collection offer a dazzling display of deductive skill, bravery, and ingenuity. SC, 223 pages.
School Library Journal
An unusual and uneven collection of tales from across the past century, though most date to the first half of that period. Authors include masters such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie and lesser known or newer writers such as Andrew Vachss and Raymond Smullyan. In addition, Pullman has chosen the work of some authors not normally considered "detective" writers at all-Isaac Asimov, Italo Calvino, Damon Runyon. All of the selections are well written and plotted, and are overwhelmingly selected from authors writing for adults. Herein lies the unevenness. The styles of the various authors and the ages of their characters should pose little problem for young adults who like to read. Why then, one wonders, has Pullman included chapters from Emil and the Detectives, which are both inconclusive as selected and too childish to be enjoyed by most of the seemingly intended audience? One likewise questions the inclusion of "Murder at St. Oswald's," set in a British boys' school among "middle school" students whose behavior seems about on par with American sixth graders. On the other hand, older readers can simply skip these entries and enjoy instead what is likely to be their first exposure to Runyon, Calvino, Vachss, and Dorothy Sayers. The inclusion of one "true story," Tony Fletcher's "Fingerprinting a Ghost," is both a marvelous idea and a marvelous choice.
Booklist
Teenagers with a taste for classic (mostly British), cerebral mysteries, as opposed to the more contemporary American shoot-'em-up variety, will find plenty to occupy them in this collection, even though not all the offerings are detective stories in the strict sense. Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, and Sherlock Holmes do show off their investigative talents, but Pullman also includes a parody, an "Italian folktale," a selection of "you-solve it" puzzles, and a funny story by Damon Runyan about a safecracker who brings his baby to work. An excerpt from Erich Kastner's children's book Emil and the Detectives, now out of print, is a bit disappointing, as it ends at a very exciting part. Readers looking for mysteries by women aren't well served: only Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie are in the author roundup. And, to find a solid mystery with a female protagonist, they will need to go to Pullman's own excellent Victorian puzzler, The Ruby in Smoke. |
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