Death in a Cold Climate
A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · January 13, 2012
Barry Forshaw, the UK's principal crime fiction expert, presents a celebration and analysis of the Scandinavian crime genre, from Sjöwall and Wahlöö's 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 .
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- Genres
- Mystery & Crime Crit, Scandinavian Literary Criticism
- Published
- Palgrave Macmillan, January 13, 2012
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Barry Forshaw, the UK's principal crime fiction expert, presents a celebration and analysis of the Scandinavian crime genre, from Sjöwall and Wahlöö's 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 .
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| Scandinavian Literary Criticism | 83% |
|---|---|
| Mystery & Crime Crit | 77% |
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Publisher categories
- Creative Writing
- Authors
- B. Forshaw, Barry Forshaw
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- January 13, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Creative Writing