The fool

Abstract

The Fool is a detective story written in the vein of the crime fiction of the thirties, forties, and fifties. It is a work that simultaneously pays homage to its influences while giving a postmodern update to the genre conventions in an attempt to bring validity to an all-too-often disregarded form of fiction. The story has been written in a minimalist style so that the reader might engage the story on a much more primal level than traditional genre fiction.

This thesis includes the first two chapters of The Fool, along with an outline for the final chapter. A critical Afterword explaining my thoughts regarding the creative process and a short list of works for further reading follow the story.

Date of Award	2005
Original language	American English
Awarding Institution	Eastern Illinois University
Supervisor	John Kilgore (Supervisor)