Extraordinary protagonists, average issues. Social problems in modern Finnish thrillers by Ilkka Remes and Taavi Soininvaara

• Authors: Martyna Kokotkiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Thriller is considered to be a subgenre of criminal fiction, in which the most significant role is played by fast-paced action, suspense, spectacular events. In case of so called international and political thrillers it should also be mentioned that their authors construct their plots around the problems such as global conflicts, international conspiracy, terrorism, the development of nuclear weapon. However, problems commonly mentioned by many authors of other subgenres of criminal fiction, are also present in the novels classified as thrillers. The collapse of well-being society, unstable interpersonal relationships, mental problems of an individual, childhood traumas are therefore often mentioned by the writers, although they do not usually constitute main subjects of the novels. The article concentrates on some examples from international and political thrillers, in which such issues seem to be equally important, written by the most popular Finnish authors of this particular genre, namely Ilkka Remes and Taavi Soininvaara

Keywords

EN

Remes; Soininvaara; thriller; crime fiction; trilleri; rikoskirjallisuus

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 25
• Pages: 101-111

Dates

published

2019-03-14

Contributors

author

Martyna Kokotkiewicz

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6418-7180

References

• Arvas, P., Ruohonen, V. (2016). Alussa oli murha. Johtolankoja rikoskirjallisuuteen. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.
• Ingström, P. (2006). Food for thought. Books from Finland 1/2006, p. 35–38. Retrieved from http://www.finlit.fi/booksfromfinland/bff/106/ingstrom.htm (Jan 18, 2014).
• IR = Ilkka Remes’s official webpage. Retrieved from https://ilkkaremes.wordpress.com/ (Jan 3, 2018).
• Kokotkiewicz M. (2014). Immigrants in Finland as a problem discussed in Leena Lehtolainen’s Minne tytöt kadonneet. Folia Scandinavica 16, p. 66–76. Retrieved from: https://repozytorium.amu.edu.pl/jspui/bitstream/10593/12700/1/10252-vol16- 05_Kokotkiewicz.pdf (31st Aug 2018)
• Ruohonen, V. (2005). Paha meidän kanssamme. Matti Yrjänä Joensuun romaanien yhteiskuntakuvasta. Helsinki: Otava.
• Ruohonen, V. (2008). Kadun varjoisalla puolella. Rikoskirjallisuuden ja yhteiskuntatutkimuksen dialogeja. Helsinki: SKS.
• Scaggs, J. (2005). Crime Fiction. London, New York: Routledge.
• TS = Taavi Soininvaara’s official profile. Retrieved from https://otava.fi/kirjailijat/taavi-soininvaara/#.WnhUxLiEVFs (Feb 5, 2018).
• Varis, M. (2007). Suomalaiset dekkarit, nyt. Parnasso 4/2007.
• YLE1 = Ilkka Remeksen terrorismiromaani oli viime vuoden suosikkikirja 2007. 01. 30. Retrieved from https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5759848 (Jan 4, 2018).
• WORKS OF FICTION:
• Remes, I. (2005). Nimessä ja veressä. Helsinki: WSOY.
• Remes, I. (2017). Vapauden risti. Helsinki: WSOY.
• Soininvaara, T. (2002). Koston Komissio. Helsinki: Tammi.
• Soininvaara, T. (2010a). Pakonopeus. Helsinki: Otava.
• Soininvaara, T. (2010b). Wirus Ebola w Helsinkach. Translation: Bożena Kojro. Rusiec: Wydawnictwo Kojro.

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/fsp-2018-0016