Skandynawski kryminał XXI wieku na przykładzie serii Andersa de la Motte’a „Geim”
Scandinavian crime novel of the 21st century – the novel series „Geim” by Anders de la Motte

Author(s): Rafał Chojnacki
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Nordic noir; Anders de la Motte; Geim; new media;technology;
Summary/Abstract: One of the reasons why crime novels are constantly so popular and successful, is the adaptive abilities of crime fiction itself. Although one could believe that there is no place for a mystery and riddle in the modern world of mobiles, computers and omnipresent cameras, it occurs that writers are able to surprise their readers. Scandinavian crime fiction has made us get used to the fact that it is much more than just pure entertainment. After reading a few novels coming from Scandinavia one may await something more than is usually offered by this genre. We crave for being told more about problems and fears of people nowadays as well as their beliefs and judgements about the modern world. This has been followed by a Swedish writer Anders de la Motte in his debut novel: [geim]. It is the first part of the trilogy with the same title. It characterizes with swift action and the plot located in the contemporary reality of the biggest one of Scandinavian metropolises. The author presents the dangers which accompany the newest technologies. He uses also new possibilities of the fiction plot offered to us by the 21st century, thanks to that he sets Scandinavian crime fiction on new tracks.

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