TY - BOOK ID - 129024817 TI - Swedish crime fiction : the making of Nordic Noir PY - 2014 SN - 9788857519838 PB - Milan : Mimesis International, DB - UniCat KW - Detective and mystery stories, Swedish KW - Detective and mystery stories, Swedish. KW - Kriminalroman. KW - Nordic noir. KW - Schwedisch. KW - Svenska deckare. KW - Swedish fiction KW - Swedish fiction. KW - History and criticism. KW - History and criticism KW - 2000-2099. KW - Norden. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:129024817 AB - Why have authors from the safe, social welfare state Sweden captivated the minds of crime fiction readers across the globe? Here, Kerstin Bergman suggests that killer marketing and a widespread curiosità about the 'exotic' Nordic welfare states, their waste landscapes and alleged gender equality, has propelled these authors and novels into the international spotlight. Bergman uses this innovative angle to retell the recent history of crime fiction in Sweden, exploring central themes and selecting key authors that have garnered national and international acclaim for their lethal plots. ER -