Swedish Marxist Noir

The Dark Wave of Crime Writers and the Influence of Raymond Chandler

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Marxist theories have had a profound influence on crime fiction, beginning with the works of the American writers of the 1930s. This study explores the development of a Swedish Marxist noir subgenre after the 1990s through a Marxist reading of central works, from the Marlowe novels of Raymond Chandler to the 1960s social crime fiction of Sjowall-Wahloo to modern bestselling authors such as Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Roslund & Hellstrom, Jens Lapidus, Arne Dahl and others. The works of these writers show a common thread of Marxist worldview in their portrayal of a modern world gone wrong.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-12-28
Mått152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt331 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor265
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476673714

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Marxist Noir at the Gates1. A World Gone Wrong: Raymond Chandler2. The Accord: Per Wahlöö and Sjöwall-Wahlöö3. The Fall from Grace: Henning Mankell4. The Collapsed Dream: Stieg Larsson5. Excavating the Swedish Underbelly: Roslund & Hellström6. A Brave New Sweden: Jens Lapidus7. Sleuths of the Post-Political Condition: Arne Dahl8. The Age of the Manhunter: Lars KeplerConclusion: The Dialectics of Crime FictionChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex

“This book brings valuable pieces to the captivating puzzle that Nordic Noir has become…the author pursues his thesis with considerable elegance…Hellgren delivers quite well on his dialectic ambitions, and Swedish Marxist Noir offers a convincing account of how ideology, politics, and crime fiction interacted from the 1960s until today. …a well-researched, well-written and -structured, and interestingly argued account of the origins and ideological evolution of Nordic Noir…a valuable contribution”—Scandinavian Studies; “Detailed and informed...provocative study”—Crime Time.