investigative technique – indeed, this is what essentially distinguishes one subgenre from the other” – SK
Clues, twists and red-herrings
“Such scattering of clues…may be manipulated to create a kind of anxiety in the reader” – RW
Suspense:
“Suspense is titillation and torture, promises and threats, the ecstasy and the agony” – NK
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TEXT ANALYSIS 1
Anil’s Ghost (2000, Michael Ondaatje)
Conventions: (crime, detective, setting)
The Crime:
The crime is unconventional…
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