tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post808444769303473698..comments2024-03-24T06:32:13.194+13:00Comments on Crime Watch: Beyond Stieg: two of the world's best crime commentators discuss Scandinavian crime fictionKiwicraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-29450166657687702011-07-21T17:30:18.620+12:002011-07-21T17:30:18.620+12:00Ever since visting Iceland, I have been a fan of t...Ever since visting Iceland, I have been a fan of the Icelandic crime writer, Arnaldur Idridason. This lead me to another Icelandic writer, Yrsa Sigurdardottir. Social commentary was subtle, but evident in the latter - island isolation, expectations on the female role, Iceland's growing dependency on tourism. There are similarities with NZ society - and thankfully, it's warmer here.Jeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-13703449891546705742011-07-21T07:59:20.933+12:002011-07-21T07:59:20.933+12:00Well, you can talk about analysis of society for s...Well, you can talk about analysis of society for some of the best known Swedish writers, or as one of their trends, because Camilla Läckberg and Mari Jungstedt are also quite popular though hardly for the same reason. And Danish books may be strong on forensics, but not (generally) for being critical of the society.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-48264465843367072952011-07-20T22:50:57.121+12:002011-07-20T22:50:57.121+12:00Craig, Nordic crime fiction should sell because so...Craig, Nordic crime fiction should sell because some the authors are good story tellers, and have created some unusual characters, for example Assad [Jussi Adler-Olsen] Gerlof Davidsson, Van Veeteren, Annika Bengtzon, Lisbeth Salander, Harry Hole, and Erlendur. Unfortunately it has now become a marketing snowball making it difficult to see whether the new author has been translated because they are good, or just because they are Nordic.<br />Are Nordic writers more forensic and detailed than others in studying their society? Having read Camilleri, Lucarelli, Carlotto, Sciascia, Paretsky, Rankin, Hill, Robinson, Lawton, Manotti and Temple I would not entirely endorse that statement.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.com