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ハーヴァードの女探偵 (KateFansler)

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ハーヴァードの女探偵 (KateFansler)

Carolyn Gold Heilbrun

Janet Mandelbaum, newly appointed as Harvard's first female professor of English, is drawn into campus hostility and scandal before she is found dead. Literature professor and amateur detective Kate Fansler moves toward the truth by reading the sexism, power relations, and academic politics hidden inside the prestigious university.

campus mysteryfeminismHarvard UniversityKate Fansleracademic politicsfemale professor

Work Information

In the closed world of an elite department, a female professor's death exposes a collision between intellect and prejudice.

An Amanda Cross Kate Fansler mystery, originally titled Death in a Tenured Position. The turmoil that begins when a woman joins a closed English department exposes the sexism and self-protection inside a prestigious university. Kate's investigation proceeds not only by following evidence but also by reading language, institutions, and the behavior of intellectuals, giving the novel its sharp campus-mystery edge.

Review Summaries

  • Readers value the way the novel folds a male-dominated academic atmosphere into a crime story, as well as the satisfaction of seeing Kate solve the case through her own intelligence. Some find the real interest less in puzzle mechanics than in institutional pressure and witty conversation.

  • The book tends to resonate strongly with readers who enjoy intellectual campus dialogue and a feminist perspective, while those looking for surprise and suspense may experience it as a quieter mystery.

Book Information

Publisher
三省堂
Published
1996-04-01
Pages
308 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784385357065
ISBN-10
4385357064
Price
800 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論/評論・文学研究/外国文学研究/英米文学

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