Swedish crime fiction : novel, film, television / Steven Peacock.

By:

Peacock, Steven, 1974- [author,, interviewer.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781526101549
1526101548
9781781706336
1781706336

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

839.7308720908 23

LOC classification:

PT9487.D4 P43 2014

Other classification:

AP 33226
AP 36320
AP 44926
AP 53600
GX 5150

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Contents:

SWEDISH CRIME FICTION: NOVEL, FILM, TELEVISION; Half Title Page; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: A POST-MILLENNIUM PHENOMENON; 1. NATION, GENRE, INSTITUTION; 2. COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILY; 3. SPACE AND PLACE; 4. BODIES; 5. INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS; AFTERWORD; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

Summary: Swedish crime fiction became an international phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century, starting first with novels but then percolating through Swedish-language television serials and films and onto English-language BBC productions and Hollywood remakes. This book looks at the rich history of 'Scandinavian noir', examines the appeal of this particular genre and attempts to reveal why it is distinct from the plethora of other crime fictions.

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Swedish crime fiction became an international phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century, starting first with novels but then percolating through Swedish-language television serials and films and onto English-language BBC productions and Hollywood remakes. This book looks at the rich history of 'Scandinavian noir', examines the appeal of this particular genre and attempts to reveal why it is distinct from the plethora of other crime fictions.

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