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Swedish Marxist noir : the dark wave of crime writers and the influence of Raymond Chandler
- Title
- Swedish Marxist noir : the dark wave of crime writers and the influence of Raymond Chandler / Per Hellgren.
- Author
- Hellgren, Per, 1974-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- ©2019
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 19-2065 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 255 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- ""This study explores the development of a Swedish Marxist noir subgenre post-1990s through a Marxist reading of central works, from Marlowe novels of Raymond Chandler to the 1960s social crime fiction of Sjöwall-Wahlöö to modern bestselling authors such as Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Roslund & Hellström, Jens Lapidus, Arne Dahl and others"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-246) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Marxist noir at the gates -- A world gone wrong: Raymond Chandler -- The accord: Per Wahløø and Sjøwall-Wahløø -- The fall from grace: Henning Mankell -- The collapsed dream: Stieg Larsson -- Excavating the Swedish underbelly: Roslund & Hellstrøm -- A brave new Sweden: Jens Lapidus -- Sleuths of the post-political condition: Arne Dahl -- The age of the manhunter: Lars Kepler -- Conclusion: the dialectics of crime fiction.
- Call Number
- JFD 19-2065
- ISBN
- 1476673713
- 9781476673714
- 9781476634159 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018053954
- OCLC
- 1029891061
- Author
- Hellgren, Per, 1974- author.
- Title
- Swedish Marxist noir : the dark wave of crime writers and the influence of Raymond Chandler / Per Hellgren.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-246) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-2099
- Research Call Number
- JFD 19-2065