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„Most”, „The Killing”, „Wallander”: nordycka criminal fiction

Publication date: 29.06.2016

Media Research Issues, 2016, Volume 59, Issue 1 (225), pp. 212 - 219

https://doi.org/10.4467/2299-6362PZ.16.015.5192

Authors

Dorota Piontek
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań, Poland
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Titles

„Most”, „The Killing”, „Wallander”: nordycka criminal fiction

Abstract

“The Bridge”, “The Killing”, “Wallander”: The Nordic Criminal Fiction


How to explain the fact that in the societies with the lowest criminality rate in the world so many stories are written, relating the cruelest crimes? Why do Scandinavian crime dramas provoke so much interest among the viewers all over the world? The article is devoted to the analysis of the reception and cultural contexts of the global success of the so-called Nordic noir.

 

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Information

Information: Media Research Issues, 2016, Volume 59, Issue 1 (225), pp. 212 - 219

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

„Most”, „The Killing”, „Wallander”: nordycka criminal fiction

English:

“The Bridge”, “The Killing”, “Wallander”: The Nordic Criminal Fiction

Authors

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań, Poland

Published at: 29.06.2016

Article status: Open

Licence: None

Percentage share of authors:

Dorota Piontek (Author) - 100%

Article corrections:

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Publication languages:

Polish