Home›Detective and Crime Fiction›Country of OriginBrowse ByCountry of OriginCountry of origin names the country where a literary work was written and first published. Wikipedia identifies Pride and Prejudice as a novel "by English author Jane Austen," fixing the work to England even as it has since been read the world over. This dimension shows which countries have produced the most enduring works of a given period.FactsCountry of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1850 1Country of OriginFilter Results13 entriesArea (sq km)All30,689 (1)43,094 (1)103,125 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)450,295 (1)603,628 (1)632,702.3 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)17,075,400 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1523 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1830 (1)1861 (1)1905 (1)1944 (1)1949 (1)1991 (2)PopulationAll394,324 (1)5,627,400 (1)6,001,008 (1)10,610,485 (1)11,867,634 (1)32,283,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13BelgiumCountry of Origin2 entriesChinaCountry of Origin1 entryDenmarkCountry of Origin1 entryFranceCountry of Origin4 entriesIcelandCountry of Origin1 entryItalyCountry of Origin3 entriesJapanCountry of Origin2 entriesNorwayCountry of Origin1 entryRussiaCountry of Origin1 entrySwedenCountry of Origin2 entriesUkraineCountry of Origin1 entryUnited KingdomCountry of Origin14 entriesUnited StatesCountry of Origin14 entriesSources1. Detective fiction (Wikipedia)Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceQuote, Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceThe detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.