Nordic Noir Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
genre of crime fiction originating from the Nordic countries
About Nordic Noir
—Saga Norén,The Bridge The Nordic countries have had a prolific crime fiction scene since the mid-20th century. In the 1990s it got international attention, with cinematics of the Martin Beck stories, and the DanishPusherseries. Nordic Noir differs from British country-house detective stories and Hollywood crime fiction. While inspired byfilm noir, the exteriors are more often rural than urban, with thefemme fataleusually replaced by an independent heroine. The stories are usually police procedurals (often buddy cop stories), but in some cases (such asPusher) told from the criminal's point of view. Nordic Noir enjoys a particular avid fanbase outside its native Scandinavia inGermanyand both German language translations and works by German authors in a similar style (sometimes even set in t
Nordic Noir Travel Guide Sections
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