Scandinavian crime fiction / Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stougaard-Nielsen, Jakob, author.

Series:

21st century genre fiction series

21st Century Genre Fiction series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, Scandinavian--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery stories, Scandinavian.

Scandinavian fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

Scandinavian fiction.

Crime in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 241 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Summary:

"With its bleak urban environments, psychologically compelling heroes and socially engaged plots, Scandinavian crime writing has captured the imaginations of a global audience in the 21st century. Exploring the genre's key themes, international impact and socio-political contexts, Scandinavian Crime Fiction guides readers through such key texts as Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Henning Mankell's Wallander books and TV series such as The Killing. Including guides to further reading and online resources to help readers explore the genre for themselves, this book is essential for readers, viewers and fans of contemporary crime writing. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Scandinavian Crime Fiction and the Welfare State

Welfare Crime: Sjöwall and Wahlöö's Novel of a Crime

The Hardboiled Social Worker: Gunnar Staalesen's Varg Veum

Crime Fiction in an Age of Crisis: Henning Mankell's Faceless Killers and Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Landscape and Memory in the Criminal Periphery

Criminal Peripheries: Peter Høeg's Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow and Kerstin Ekman's Blackwater

Investigating the Family in the Welfare State

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472522757

1472522753

9781472527745

1472527747

OCLC:

957546422