Swedish Marxist Noir
Author | : Per Hellgren |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2018-12-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476673714 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476673713 |
Rating | : 4/5 (713 Downloads) |
Download or read book Swedish Marxist Noir written by Per Hellgren and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.