Night, Snow, Death: Nordic Noir Literature Through the Feminist Prism

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Pages: 64-69
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/GASE2775

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.

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Scandinavian crime fiction; Norwegian noir; feminism; Anne Holt; fear not; themes and motifs.

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