01970cam a22002777a 4500 140606t20142014enk b 001 0 eng d 9780719090691 0719090695 9780719086953 0719086957 SDU PT9487.D4 P356 S 2014 Peacock, Steven, 219429 Swedish crime fiction : novel, film, television / Steven Peacock. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014 218 pages ; Includes the author's interviews with various crime writers conducted at Yellowbird Productions, Stockholm, Sweden, Mar. 30, 2011. HKBU Library Swedish crime fiction became an international phenomenon in the first decade of the twenty-first century, starting with novels but then percolating through Swedish-language television serials and films and on to English-language BBC productions and Hollywood remakes. This books looks at the rich history of "Nordic noir" examines the appeal of this particular genre and attempts to reveal why it is distinct from the plethora of other crime fictions. Examining the popularity of Steig Larsson's international success with his 'Millenium trilogy' as well as Henning Mankell's 'Wallander' across the various media, Peacock also tracks some lesser-known novels and television programmes. He illustrates how the bleakness of the country's "noirs" reflects particular events and cultural and political changes, with the clash of national characteristics becoming a key feature -- Detective and mystery stories, Swedish History and criticism. 219430 Swedish fiction 21st century History and criticism. 219431 Detective and mystery films Sweden History and criticism. 219432 Detective and mystery television programs Sweden History and criticism. 219433 = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 112469 112469 0 0 lcc 0 PT9487 D4 P356 S2014 0 CGB 279181 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-08-25 2 0 PT9487.D4 P356 S 2014 1000373405 2025-08-25 00:00:00 C.1 2025-08-25 GBE