{"product_id":"rex-stout-does-not-belong-in-russia-exporting-the-detective-novel-paperback","title":"Rex Stout Does Not Belong In Russia: Exporting the Detective Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Jane Levine Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRex Stout was a titan of twentieth-century American detective fiction. His genius hero Nero Wolfe, weighing in at one-seventh of a ton, was featured in more than 70 novels and novellas with his wise-cracking hard-boiled assistant and amanuensis Archie Goodwin. Besides being a great story teller, however, Stout was a staunch left-wing anti-Communist, a political position that found its way into Stout's plots (and Nero Wolfe's dialogue). So it is surprising that the Wolfe novels were published-and popular-in the Soviet Union. In this study, Molly Jane Levine Zuckerman traces Stout's popularity in Russia, both during and since Communism, explores Stout's influence on Russian \u003ci\u003edetectiv\u003c\/i\u003e writers, and attempts to explain why Rex Stout-and Nero Wolfe-flourished on both sides of the Iron Curtain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Molly Zuckerman tackles a mystery worthy of Nero Wolfe-why the Russians loved him. Her meticulously documented study should appeal to fans of Rex Stout, Communist and capitalist alike.\" -\u003cb\u003ePaul Levine, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eBum Rap\u003c\/i\u003e and the Jake Lassiter series\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42115364225159,"sku":"9781533082077","price":12.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2f518f4c80c0bf4f607723c5703f0184.webp?v=1732508294","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rex-stout-does-not-belong-in-russia-exporting-the-detective-novel-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}