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Meanings of
crime literature
in English
Russian
полицейская литература
Portuguese
literatura criminal
Spanish
literatura policíaca
Catalan
literatura policíaca
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Literary genre that fictionalises crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives.
Related terms
literary genre
Russian
полицейская литература
Usage of
crime literature
in English
1
The term became a standard publishing category in the 1980s, distinct from the long-standing genres of mystery and
crime
literature
.
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Translations for
crime literature
Russian
полицейская литература
криминальная литература
Portuguese
literatura criminal
literatura policial
Spanish
literatura policíaca
literatura de crímenes
literatura criminal
literatura policial
Catalan
literatura policíaca