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Noir in the North: Genre, Politics and Place
Contributor(s): Gillis, Stacy (Editor), Gudmundsdottir, Gunnthorunn (Editor)

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 ISBN: 150134286X     ISBN-13: 9781501342868
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
OUR PRICE: $157.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction
- Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian
- Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century
Dewey: 839.5
LCCN: 2020013040
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.19 lbs) 280 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Scandinavian
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Dust Cover
 
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Publisher Description:
What is often termed 'Nordic Noir' has dominated detective fiction, film and television internationally for over two decades. But what are the parameters of this genre, both historically and geographically? What is noirish and what is northern about Nordic noir? The foreword and coda in this volume, by two internationally-bestselling writers of crime fiction in the north, Yrsa Sigurđardóttir and Gunnar Staalesen, speak to the social contract undertaken by writers of noir, while the interview with the renowned crime writer Val McDermid adds nuance to our understanding of what it is to write noir in the North.

Divided into four sections - Gender and Sexuality, Space and Place, Politics and Crime, and Genre and Genealogy - Noir in the North challenges the traditional critical histories of noir by investigating how it functions transnationally beyond the geographical borders of Scandinavia. The essays in this book deepen our critical understanding of noir more generally by demonstrating, for example, Nordic noir's connection to fin-de-sičcle literatures and to mid-century interior design, and by investigating the function of the state in crime fiction.
 
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