Swedish Crime Fiction: The Making of Nordic Noir

by Kerstin Bergman

Why have authors from the safe, social welfare state Sweden captivated the minds of the crime fiction readers across the globe? Kerstin Bergman suggests that killer marketing and a widespread curiosit 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 885751983X
• ISBN13: 9788857519838
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Mimesis
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"