This introduction briefly deals with the major orientations of this European Review Focus on ‘European crime fiction’. It first specifies what is meant by ‘Europe’ and which type of questions can be asked of crime fiction in view of a better understanding of Europe’s multiple and changing identities. It then presents the various contributions by linking them with the three fundamental questions of (1) circulation of crime fiction, (2) expansion of crime fiction in the broader cultural, social and economic field, and (3) the relevance of crime fiction for a thorough reflection on some properly European aspects of culture and society.

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从欧洲黑色到欧洲

本介绍简要介绍了本欧洲评论重点关注“欧洲犯罪小说”的主要方向。为了更好地理解欧洲的多重和不断变化的身份，它首先指定了“欧洲”的含义以及可以对犯罪小说提出哪些类型的问题。然后，它通过将它们与以下三个基本问题联系起来来展示各种贡献：（1）犯罪小说的流通，（2）犯罪小说在更广泛的文化、社会和经济领域的扩展，以及（3）犯罪小说与犯罪小说的相关性对文化和社会的一些适当的欧洲方面的彻底反思。