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

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Soós A.

Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia

2023

vol. 34

45-55

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.

Scandinavian Crime Fiction, czyli kilka słów o śniegu, micie i morderstwach

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Woroch A.

Forum Poetyki

2018

issue 13

100-105

This article is a review of Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen’s book Scandinavian Crime Fiction. The author takes a firmly critical position towards the welfare state in practice and as an idea. He demonstrates that it is the consequence of the rampantly developing capitalist system and merely intensifies class differences rather than effacing them. Stougaard-Nielsen analyzes examples of Scandinavian crime fiction from both literature and television and presents them in their expansive cultural and economic contexts. The author identifies crime fiction’s capacity to reflect the identity crisis of Scandinavian society and in so doing, expose the idea of the welfare state as a false narrative.

Artykuł jest recenzją książki Scandinavian Crime Fiction autorstwa Jakoba Stougaarda-Nielsena. Autor przejawia zdecydowanie krytyczną postawę zarówno wobec samej idei państwa opiekuńczego, jak i wobec jej realizacji. Udowadnia, że jest ona wynikiem prężnie rozwijającego się systemu kapitalistycznego i podkreśla jedynie różnice klasowe, zamiast je zacierać. Stougaard-Nielsen analizuje literackie i serialowe przykłady gatunku skandynawskiego kryminału, osadzając je w szerszym – kulturowym i ekonomicznym kontekście. Autor doszukuje się w fikcji kryminalnej odbicia kryzysu tożsamości skandynawskiego społeczeństwa, które odkryło, że idea państwa dobrobytu jest tak naprawdę fałszywą narracją.

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

Scandinavian Crime Fiction, czyli kilka słów o śniegu, micie i morderstwach