Russian detective stories - a new genre of modern literature

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Detective is perhaps the most sought-after genre of popular literature and cinema around the world. Many books in this direction have become true bestsellers. Recently, we can talk about the formation of a separate layer of literature called "Russian detective stories". These are special works that are present in huge quantities on the shelves of bookstores. Russian detectives, as a rule, come out in series of books, telling about the adventures of the main character, who can be anyone: from a professional, a special agent to an inquisitive housewife with the makings of a private detective. It is who the main character is that determines the future target audience of readers of the work.

What's the secret?

Russian detective stories are popular because they take place events from reality familiar to all Russians, simple and understandable things to the layman. As a rule, against the backdrop of a famously twisted plot, the love relationship of the main character develops. True, endingworks are not always as unexpected as those of the legendary Agatha Christie. Reading Russian detective stories is easy, because the authors have a light style and their own style of presentation. The reader is completely immersed in the events of the novel, distracted from their own problems. And this is an important moment of psychological relaxation. The popularity of detectives is also given by their design. Indeed, most often such books are issued in soft cover, small format, convenient for reading on the road and budget-priced. Fans of this genre can buy a whole collection of detective stories. Such volumes have been issued by the Ripol Classic publishing house for more than a year. Each such collection contains over 20 works by various authors.

Who is writing?

Russian detective stories are a whole industry built on collaboration between authors and publishers. And there are, indeed, a great many writers. Perhaps the most in demand now are the works of the following authors: Boris Akunin, Chingiz Abdullaev, Andrey Konstantinov, Alexandra Marinina, Tatyana Ustinova, Daria Dontsova. I repeat that the list of the creators of detective novels is endless and is replenished with new creators. Each reader chooses to his taste what to prefer. To date, the following works in the "detective" genre are considered the most popular:

• "The Adventures of Erast Fandorin" (B. Akunin).
• "Beetle in an anthill" (Strugatsky brothers).
• "Green van" (A. Kozachinsky).
• "Genome" (S. Lukyanenko).
• "Mad" (A. Bushkov).
• "Antikiller" (D. Koretsky).
• "Under the mask of Santa Claus" (S. Mertsalova) and others.

The path from book to cinema

The best Russian detectives have recently begun to be filmed and published as serials on popular TV channels. Take, for example, the works of Tatyana Ustinova or Boris Akunin - almost all of them have been made into films. Moreover, the script is often significantly different from the literary work. Surely, many will agree that the film adaptation process completely deprives the viewer of the opportunity to fantasize and speculate. For example, when reading a novel, each reader imagines the appearance of the characters in his own imagination and is not always satisfied with the choice of actors. In addition, the film cannot fully show the thoughts and feelings of the characters, reflect their spiritual throwing and character traits in the way described in the book. Here it remains only to hope for the skill of the actors who felt the character.

From the latest book novelties we recommend reading: "Chronicles of Investigation" (N. Svechin), "It is not recommended to offend cats" (E. Mikhalkova), "Peculiarities of female love" (Litvinovs), "Immediately after the creation of the world" (T. Ustinova) and others

Thus, the new Russian detective story is a genre that is constantly evolving, accepting many authors into its ranks, but only a few achieve popularity and well-deserved reader recognition.