The Lonely Ones

2021-10-14 Fiction

Author : Håkan Nesser
Release : 2021-10-14
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 311/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Lonely Ones by : Håkan Nesser

Download or read book The Lonely Ones written by Håkan Nesser. This book was released on 2021-10-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One of the best Nordic Noir writers' Guardian A trip behind the Iron Curtain would change their lives forever . . . It begins in 1969. Six young people arrive in Uppsala, Sweden. Different circumstances push the three young couples together and, over the course of a few years, they become friends. But a summer trip through Eastern Europe changes everything, and when their time at Uppsala University is over it also signals the end of something else. Years later, a lecturer at Lund University is found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the woods close to Kymlinge. And chillingly, it is the very same spot where one of the Uppsala students died thirty-five years before. Detective Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti takes on this ominous case of history repeating itself, and is forced to confront an increasingly grave reality. The Lonely Ones is the fourth novel of Håkan Nesser’s quintet about Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti.

Swedish Crime Fiction

2014-05-26T00:00:00+02:00 Literary Criticism

Author : Kerstin Bergman
Release : 2014-05-26T00:00:00+02:00
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 302/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Swedish Crime Fiction by : Kerstin Bergman

Download or read book Swedish Crime Fiction written by Kerstin Bergman. This book was released on 2014-05-26T00:00:00+02:00. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why have authors from the safe, social welfare state Sweden captivated the minds of the crime fiction readers across the globe? Kerstin Bergman suggests that killer marketing and a widespread curiosityabout the “exotic” Nordic welfare states, their waste landscapes and alleged gender equality, has propelled these authors and novels into the international spotlight. Bergman uses this innovative angle to retell the recent history of crime fiction in Sweden, exploring central themes and selecting key authors that have garnered national and international acclaim for their lethal plots. Swedish Crime Fiction: The Making of Nordic Noir contextualizes the explosive recent history of the genre, offering newcomers and aficionados insights into the minds of protagonists and their literary creators. This is the first research-based and exhaustive presentation of Swedish crime fiction and its Nordic “neighbours” to an international audience.

Swedish crime fiction

2015-11-01 Performing Arts

Author : Steven Peacock
Release : 2015-11-01
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 556/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Swedish crime fiction by : Steven Peacock

Download or read book Swedish crime fiction written by Steven Peacock. This book was released on 2015-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swedish crime fiction became an international phenomenon in the first decade of the twenty-first century, starting first with novels but then percolating through Swedish-language television serials and films and onto English-language BBC productions and Hollywood remakes. This book looks at the rich history of ‘Scandinavian noir’, examines the appeal of this particular genre and attempts to reveal why it is distinct from the plethora of other crime fictions. Examining the popularity of Steig Larsson’s international success with his Millennium trilogy, as well as Henning Mankell’s Wallander across the various media, Peacock also tracks some lesser-known novels and television programmes. He illustrates how the bleakness of the country’s ‘noirs’ reflects particular events and cultural and political changes, with the clash of national characteristics becoming a key feature. It will appeal to students and researchers of crime fiction and of film and television studies, as well as the many fans of the novels and dramatic representations.

We Know You Remember

2021-09-28 Fiction

Author : Tove Alsterdal
Release : 2021-09-28
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 085/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book We Know You Remember written by Tove Alsterdal. This book was released on 2021-09-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Beautifully elegiac and intricately plotted, this is Nordic noir at its best.”—People Winner of the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel • Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year • Shortlisted for the Best Swedish Book of the Year Award • One of People Magazine’s Best Books of Fall A missing girl, a hidden body, a decades-long cover-up, and old sins cast in new light: the classic procedural meets Scandinavian atmosphere in this rich, character-driven mystery, awarded Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year, that heralds the American debut of a supremely skilled international writer. It’s been more than twenty years since Olof Hagström left home. Returning to his family’s house, he knows instantly that something is amiss. The front door key, hidden under a familiar stone, is still there. Inside, there’s a panicked dog, a terrible stench, water pooling on the floor: the father Olaf has not seen or spoken to in decades is dead in the bathroom shower. For police detective Eira Sjödin, the investigation of this suspicious death resurrects long-forgotten nightmares. She was only nine when Olof Hagström, then fourteen, was found guilty of raping and murdering a local girl. The case left a mark on the town’s collective memory—a wound that never quite healed—and tinged Eira’s childhood with fear. Too young to be sentenced, Olof was sent to a youth home and exiled from his family. He was never seen in the town again. Until now. An intricate crime narrative in which past and present gracefully blend, We Know You Remember is a relentlessly suspenseful and beautifully written novel about guilt and memory in which nothing is what it seems, and unexpected twists upend everything you think you know.

A Darker Shade of Sweden

2014-01-07 Fiction

Author : John-Henri Holmberg
Release : 2014-01-07
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 434/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Darker Shade of Sweden written by John-Henri Holmberg. This book was released on 2014-01-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on the brilliance of Swedish crime writing with his acclaimed and bestselling Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, readers around the world have devoured fiction by some of the greatest masters of the genre. In this landmark and unique publication, Sweden’s most distinguished and best-loved crime writers have contributed stories to an anthology that promises to sate the desire to read about the dark side of Sweden. Containing seventeen stories, never before published in English, A Darker Shade of Sweden illuminates this beguiling country and its inhabitants as never before. Included are stories from such Swedish literary luminaries as: • Stieg Larsson • Henning Mankell • Åsa Larsson • Eva Gabrielsson

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