Scandinavian Crime Fiction

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Nestingen, Andrew , Arvas, Paula 저자(글)

University of Wales Press · 2011년 04월 15일

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Paula Arvas is Lecturer in Finnish and Andrew Nestingen is Professor of Scandinavian Studies, both at the University of Helsinki.
Crime writers from the Nordic countries have become some of the most widely read authors of the 1990s and 2000s. As the first study in English of Nordic crime fiction, this book spells out the context into which the genre fits through articles on the history, aesthetics, and film and television adaptation of Nordic crime fiction.
Andrew Nestingenis associate professor of Scandinavian studies at the University of Washington, where he teaches courses on Finland, Scandinavian cinema, and cultural theory. His recent books includeCrime and Fantasy in Scandinavia.
Paula Arvasis lecturer in Finnish literature at the University of Helsinki, where she teaches courses on crime fiction and other popular fiction. Her most recent book isRauta ja Ristilukki: Vilho Helasen salapoliisiromaanit, which analyzes 1940s Finnish crime fiction.
Paula Arvasis a lecturer in Finnish at the University of Helsinki. Andrew Nestingenis associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Crime writers from the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) have become some of the most widely read authors of the 1990s and 2000s. Yet books by such authors as Henning Mankell, Liza Marklund, Karin Fossum, and Anne Holt have also tantalized readers, because many of them do not know the cultures of the Nordic countries. As the first study in English of Nordic crime fiction, Scandinavian Crime Fiction spells out the context into which Nordic crime fiction fits through thirteen articles on the history, aesthetics, and film and television adaptation of Nordic crime fiction.
Casgliad o straeon gan amryw o awduron Sgandinafaidd: Michael Tapper, Kerstin Bergman, Katrin Jakobsdottir, Karsten Wind Meyhoff, Shane McCorristine, Karen Klitgaard Povlsen, Ellen Rees, Paula Arvas, Sara Karrholm, Magnus Persson, Sylvia Soderlind and Andrew Nestingen.
Crime writers from the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) have become some of the most widely read authors of the 1990s and 2000s. Yet books by such authors as Henning Mankell, Liza Marklund, Karin Fossum, and Anne Holt have also tantalized readers, because many of them do not know the cultures of the Nordic countries.
Stieg Larsson's darkly violent but irresistibly absorbing and wildly popular crime novels have brought new attention to the work of Nordic crime writers, and Scandinavian Crime Fictionis the first English-language study of the genre as practiced in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Attending to the work of such popular authors as Henning Mankell, Gunnar Staalesen, Karin Fossum, and Anne Holtas well as Larsson Scandinavian Crime Fictionexplores every aspect of crime writing in the region, from history to recurrent themes to the ways these books have been adapted for television. Many readers will be familiar with Mankell's "Wallender" series and movies based on Staalesen novels, which are both popular on PBS.
Stieg Larsson's darkly violent but irresistibly absorbing and wildly popular crime novels have brought new attention to the work of Nordic crime writers, andScandinavian Crime Fictionis the first English-language study of the genre as practiced in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Attending to the work of such popular authors as Henning Mankell, Gunnar Staalesen, Karin Fossum, and Anne Holtas well as LarssonScandinavian Crime Fictionexplores every aspect of crime writing in the region, from history to recurrent themes to the ways these books have been adapted for television. Many readers will be familiar with Mankell's "Wallender" series and movies based on Staalesen novels, which are both popular on PBS.
Stieg Larsson's darkly violent but irresistibly absorbing and wildly popular crime novels have brought new attention to the work of Nordic crime writers, and Scandinavian Crime Fictionis the first English-language study of the genre as practiced in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Attending to the work of such popular authors as Henning Mankell, Karin Fossum, and Anne Holtas well as Larsson Scandinavian Crime Fictionexplores every aspect of crime writing in the region, from history to recurrent themes to the ways these books have been adapted for television. Many readers will be familiar with Mankell's "Wallander" series and movies based on Staalesen novels, which are both popular on PBS.
"This volume consists of a series of clear-cut analyses, examining prevalent notions in Scandinavian crime fiction. The contributors participate admirably in defining the concept of 'Scandinavian' by focusing on historical and cultural aspects of proximity and differences within the Scandinavian region. The history and present transformations of Scandinavian police procedurals are mapped, the tendency to harsh social criticism is scrutinized, and widespread attitudes to gender and cultural politics are highlighted and discussed. Timely and highly informative, this anthology discusses why Scandinavian crime fiction has been so widely exported and which significant contributions in particular it has made to the popular genre. It will be a landmark text in the study of Scandinavian crime fiction and its social significance."-Gunhild Agger, Aalborg University, Denmark
??his volume consists of a series of clear-cut analyses, examining prevalent notions in Scandinavian crime fiction. The contributors participate admirably in defining the concept of ??candinavian??by focusing on historical and cultural aspects of proximity and differences within the Scandinavian region. The history and present transformations of Scandinavian police procedurals are mapped, the tendency to harsh social criticism is scrutinized, and widespread attitudes to gender and cultural politics are highlighted and discussed. Timely and highly informative, this anthology discusses why Scandinavian crime fiction has been so widely exported and which significant contributions in particular it has made to the popular genre. It will be a landmark text in the study of Scandinavian crime fiction and its social significance.??Gunhild Agger, Aalborg University, Denmark
As the first study in English of Nordic crime fiction, Scandinavian Crime Fiction spells out the context into which Nordic crime fiction fits through thirteen articles on the history, aesthetics, and film and television adaptation of Nordic crime fiction.
This is the third volume in the University of Wales Press's new European Crime Fictions series. The series began with Claire Gorrara's erudite, accessible and tightly structured French Crime Fiction, which I unhesitatingly recommended to anyone with an interest in the genre. Equally erudite, Scandinavian Crime Fiction is less accessible and perhaps more narrowly targeted at the niche academic market for which the series is mainly intended.This collection of papers, edited by Andrew Nestingen and Paula Arvas, will undoubtedly be warmly welcomed by scholars in the field, since it is the first English-language study of a popular and influential genre that has enjoyed such prominence since the 1990s. Despite the current economic climate, British publishing house Quercus saw its revenue increase by 100% in 2010 to a total of 23.3 million ??18.6 million of which was generated by Stieg Larsson titles. But Larsson, though dominating the current market, Is not allowed to dominate the debate: Jo Nesb (Norway), Christian Dorph and Simon Pasternak (Denmark), Henning Mankell (Sweden), Anne Holt (Norway), Liza Marklund and Camilla L ckberg (Sweden), Peter H eg (Denmark), Viktor Arnar Ing lfsson and var rn J sepsson (Iceland) are just a few of the authors studied here, with frequent nods to Maj Sj wall's and Per Wahl 's hugely influential ten-novel series, The Story of a Crime, which marked the end of the golden age of the Scandinavian version of the Anglo-Saxon whodunit (1945??5) And The move into the police procedurals that we now tend to associate with the genre.The themes addressed are numerous and varied: postmodernism's attitude to crime fiction, The socially critical police procedural as a contemporary definitive form, The prominence of gender issues And The increasing dominance of women crime writers and female protagonists, The urban/rural shift, And The ways in which 'crime fiction forms a microcosm of a broader reality through which readers can sharpen their understanding of society'. In addressing these issues, and more besides, this volume will certainly achieve its aim of cultivating further scholarly debate and enriching understanding of this highly popular form of popular culture from Europe's northern frontier.Suzy Ceulan HughesIt is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgment should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council.Gellir defnyddio'r adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiat d Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru.

작가정보

저자(글) Nestingen, Andrew

Andrew Nestingen is associate professor of Scandinavian studies at the University of Washington, where he teaches courses on Finland, Scandinavian cinema, and cultural theory. His recent books include Crime and Fantasy in Scandinavia.

저자(글) Arvas, Paula

Paula Arvas is lecturer in Finnish literature at the University of Helsinki, where she teaches courses on crime fiction and other popular fiction. Her most recent book is Rauta ja Ristilukki: Vilho Helasen salapoliisiromaanit, which analyzes 1940s Finnish crime fiction.

기본정보

ISBN	9780708323304 ( 0708323308 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 04월 15일
쪽수	194쪽
크기	155 * 229 * 15 mm / 340 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어