{"product_id":"scandinavian-crime-fiction-9781472522757","title":"Scandinavian Crime Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - Scandinavian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its bleak urban environments, psychologically compelling heroes and socially engaged plots, Scandinavian crime writing has captured the imaginations of a global audience in the 21st century. Exploring the genre's key themes, international impact and socio-political contexts, \u003ci\u003eScandinavian Crime Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e guides readers through such key texts as Sjöwall and Wahlöö's \u003ci\u003eNovel of a Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, Gunnar Staalesen's Varg Veum series, Peter H eg's \u003ci\u003eMiss Smilla's Feeling for Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, Henning Mankell's Wallander books, Stieg Larsson's \u003ci\u003eMillennium\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy and TV series such as \u003ci\u003eThe Killing\u003c\/i\u003e. With its focus on the function of crime fiction in both reflecting and shaping the late-modern Scandinavian welfare societies, this book is essential for readers, viewers and fans of contemporary crime writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086200692887,"sku":"9781472522757","price":12688.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781472522757.webp?v=1767098925","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/scandinavian-crime-fiction-9781472522757","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}