Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction (Crime Files) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction (Crime Files) Book

Death in a Cold Climate is a celebration and analysis of Scandinavian crime fiction one of the most successful literary genres. Barry Forshaw the UK's principal expert on crime fiction discusses books films and TV adaptations from Sjowall and Wahloo's influential Martin Beck series through Henning Mankell's Wallander to Stieg Larsson's demolition of the Swedish Social Democratic ideal in the publishing phenomenon The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In intelligent but accessible fashion the book examines the massive commercial appeal of the field along with Nordic cultural differences from Iceland to Denmark. Including unique interview material with writers publishers and translators this is the perfect reader's guide to the hottest strand of crime fiction today examined both as a literary form and as an index to the societies it reflects. Includes Stieg Larsson Henning Mankell Jo Nesbo Hakan Nesser Karin Fossum Camilla Lackberg Liza Marklund Jussi Adler-Olsen Arnaldur Indrioason Roslund & Hellstromand many others.Read More

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    Barry Forshaw, the UK's principal crime fiction expert,presents a celebration and analysis ofthe Scandinavian crime genre, from Sjowall and Wahloo's Martin Beck series through Henning Mankell's Wallander to Stieg Larsson's demolition of the Swedish S

  • 0230361447
  • 9780230361447
  • Barry Forshaw
  • 13 January 2012
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 224
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