Description
| Product ID: | 9781476673714 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Swedish Marxist Noir |
| Subtitle: | The Dark Wave of Crime Writers and the Influence of Raymond Chandler |
| Authors: | Author: Per Hellgren |
| Page Count: | 265 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Sweden |
| Description: | Explores and develops a theory of Swedish Marxist Noir. In order to expose the dialectics of crime fiction, going from then (the American 1930s) to now (the Swedish post-1990s), we must explore, through a Marxist reading of several central works of crime fiction, the Marxist connection between the writings of Raymond Chandler and the Swedish wave of crime fiction since the 1960s. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-12-28 |
