| Swedish Marxist Noir: The Dark Wave of Crime Writers and the Influence of Raymond Chandler Contributor(s): Hellgren, Per (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476673713 ISBN-13: 9781476673714 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction - Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian |
| LCCN: 2018053954 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 8.8" (0.75 lbs) 265 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |