Локи, Тор, Один – скандинавската митология и ролята ѝ в литературата на северния ноар
Loki, Thor, Odin: Norse Mythology and its Role in Nordic Noir Literature

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present the relationship between Norse mythology and Scandinavian crime fiction and its important role for the development of the genre while focusing on the novel The Hurricane Party by Swedish author Klas Östergren. Through the use of certain names, the novel makes inter-textual references to the mythology of the North. The murders and destruction are a kind of allusion to the actual Fall, which, in turn, precedes the rebirth of the world. However, it seems that there will be no better world, everything will repeat itself anew. A strong social and environmental critique is observable in the novel, but at the end the faith in the individual and in their unique capacity to forgive and love is the key to surviving.

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