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Nordic noir, also known as Scandinavian noir, is a genre of crime fiction usually written from a police point of view and set in Scandinavia or the Nordic countries. Nordic noir often employs plain language, avoiding metaphor , and is typically set in bleak landscapes.
The Bridge (Swedish: Bron, pronounced; Danish: Broen) is a Nordic noir crime television series created and written by Hans Rosenfeldt.A joint production between Sweden's SVT and Denmark's DR, it has been shown in more than 100 countries.
The New York Times called the novel a "publishing sensation" that "was America’s gateway drug to a long-term dependency on Nordic noir." [2] It was named the 1993 Best Book of the Year by both Time and Entertainment Weekly [3] and spent twenty-six weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. The novel was translated into seventeen languages ...
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Nordic programmer Viaplay has launched a streaming service in the U.S., delivering subscribers thousands of hours of programming for $5.99 a month. So-called “Nordic noir” series like Trom ...
Jordskott (Swedish: [ˈjûːɖʂkɔt], "soil shoot") is a Swedish TV thriller, crime drama series with fantasy elements. Police detective Eva Thörnblad investigates the disappearance of her daughter and other mysteries in her hometown of Silverhöjd.
The word "noir" was used by the Paris-based publisher Gallimard in 1945 as the title for its Série Noire crime fiction imprint. In the English-speaking world, the term originated as a cinematic one—film noir. [2] This term again first appeared in France, in 1946, [3] though it did not enjoy wide use until the 1970s. [10]
2004's Predikanten, translated into English as The Preacher by Steven T. Murray in 2009. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #2. 2005's Stenhuggaren, translated into English as The Stone Cutter by Steven T. Murray in 2008. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #3. 2006's Olycksfågeln, translated into English as The Gallows Bird a.k.a.