Scandinavian Crime Fiction |
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| Editor:
| Arvas, Paula
Nestingen, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78316-437-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume studies the development of crime fiction in Scandinavian literary cultures and societies since the 1960s, providing the first English-language study of this widely read and influential form. Articles analyze the novels of Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Anne Holt, Arnaldur Indriðason, Leena Lehtolainen, and Håkan Nesser, among others. The articles explore changes in the dominant Scandinavian tradition of the socially-critical, Scandinavian crime novel, investigates how...
More DescriptionThis volume studies the development of crime fiction in Scandinavian literary cultures and societies since the 1960s, providing the first English-language study of this widely read and influential form. Articles analyze the novels of Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Anne Holt, Arnaldur Indriðason, Leena Lehtolainen, and Håkan Nesser, among others. The articles explore changes in the dominant Scandinavian tradition of the socially-critical, Scandinavian crime novel, investigates how place and locale define the Scandinavian crime novel, and shows how the crime novel has been a vital site of political and social debate in the Scandinavian nations.