Scandinavian crime fiction / Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen.
Scandinavian crime fiction / Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen.
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Publisher
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/5390
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 241 pages ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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 Dra...
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Publisher
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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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...
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Scandinavian crime fiction / Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen.
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21st century genre fiction series
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5390
Record Identifier
74VKVgyJ5mEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgyJ5mEb
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ISBN
9781472522757 hardcover
1472522753 hardcover
9781472527745 paperback
1472527747 paperback
DDC
839.5
MMS ID
991024148679002626
