Swedish Marxist Noir
Download or Read eBook Swedish Marxist Noir PDF 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.
| Author | : Per Hellgren |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2018-12-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781476673714 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1476673713 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Swedish Marxist Noir by : Per Hellgren
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.
