“Let’s have a cup of tea” – Scandinavian crime fiction through Hungarian eyes. Zoltán Kőhalmi’s practical guide to crime writers

• Authors: Anita Soós

Abstracts

EN

In recent decades, a wide range of Scandinavian crime novels have conquered Hungarian readers, providing a more sophisticated perspective on the existing image of Scandinavian cultures and societies, with their intriguing social content and appealing landscapes. This wave of crime fiction has not only contributed to a better understanding of Scandinavia, but also drawn attention to the genre itself, which culminated in a parody written by a Hungarian stand-up comedian, Zoltán Kőhalmi. In his incorporation of all the obligatory ingredients of Scandinavian crime novels, the comedian not only reuses the self-image that Scandinavian crime narratives convey, he pillories the genre requirements by exaggerating the use of the most well-known characteristics. The analysis of Kőhalmi’s satirical use of Scandinavian crime narratives serves as a case study for a closer understanding of conceptions of Scandinavia in contemporary Hungary.

Keywords

EN

Scandinavian crime fiction; perceptions of Scandinavia; crime parody; stereotypes; Zoltán Kőhalmi

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 34
• Pages: 45-55

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Anita Soós

• Eötvös Loránd University

• https://orcid.org/0000000259595753

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/fsp-2023.34.04

Biblioteka Nauki

27314580