TY - JOUR TI - “The Bridge”, “The Killing”, “Wallander”: The Nordic Criminal Fiction AU - Piontek, Dorota TI - “The Bridge”, “The Killing”, “Wallander”: The Nordic Criminal Fiction AB - “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.   VL - 2016 IS - Volume 59, Issue 1 (225) PY - 2016 SN - 0555-0025 C1 - 2299-6362 SP - 212 EP - 219 DO - 10.4467/2299-6362PZ.16.015.5192 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zeszyty-prasoznawcze/article/most-the-killing-wallander-nordycka-criminal-fiction KW - Scandinavia KW - character KW - screenplay KW - cultural specifi cs KW - tv genre