Swedish Marxist Noir : The Dark Wave of Crime Writers and the Influence of Raymond Chandler

Hellgren, Per

McFarland & Co Inc（2018/12発売）

McFarland & Co Inc（2018/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 265 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476673714
• DDC分類 839.7308720935530904

Full Description

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.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: Marxist Noir at the Gates

1. A World Gone Wrong: Raymond Chandler

2. The Accord: Per Wahlöö and Sjöwall-Wahlöö

3. The Fall from Grace: Henning Mankell

4. The Collapsed Dream: Stieg Larsson

5. Excavating the Swedish Underbelly: Roslund & Hellström

6. A Brave New Sweden: Jens Lapidus

7. Sleuths of the ­Post-Political Condition: Arne Dahl

8. The Age of the Manhunter: Lars Kepler

Conclusion: The Dialectics of Crime Fiction

Chapter Notes

Works Cited

Index