{"product_id":"swedish-marxist-noir-the-dark-wave-of-crime-writers-and-the-influence-of-raymond-chandler-9781476673714","title":"Swedish Marxist Noir: The Dark Wave of Crime Writers and the Influence of Raymond Chandler","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Per Hellgren\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45035467210903,"sku":"9781476673714","price":5108.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476673714.webp?v=1769211893","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/swedish-marxist-noir-the-dark-wave-of-crime-writers-and-the-influence-of-raymond-chandler-9781476673714","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}