Home›Detective and Crime Fiction›Setting Country or Place›SicilyBrowse BySicilyFactsSicilySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1850 1SicilyFilter Results1 entryGenreAllCrime Fiction (1)The Novel (1)AuthorAllLeonardo Sciascia (1)Composition YearAll1961 (1)Original LanguageAllItalian (1)Country of OriginAllItaly (1)AudienceAllGeneral (1)AwardAllCrotone Prize (1)Show ResultsThe Day of the OwlSicilySources1. 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.