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Нощ, сняг, смърт: скандинавската криминална литература през погледа на феминизма
Night, Snow, Death: Nordic Noir Literature Through the Feminist Prism

Author(s): Atanas Dobrev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Anthology, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Scandinavian crime fiction; Norwegian noir; feminism; Anne Holt; fear not; themes and motifs.

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present the relationship between Scandinavian Crime Fiction and feminism, as well as the significant role of women writers in the development of the Nordic Noir genre. It focuses on the Norwegian Noir and the novel Fear not by the Norwegian writer Anne Holt. The article also highlights certain themes, motifs and distinctive features common to feminist literary works of the Scandinavian Crime genre and their particularities. Finally, it proposes a hypothesis as to why this kind of literature continues to be so loved and sought after by readers all over the world.

  • Issue Year: 33/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 64-69
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English, Bulgarian
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