Beyond National Allegory: Europeanization in Swedish Crime Writer Arne Dahl's Viskleken

Swedish crime fiction is experiencing a strong move toward Europeanization; increasingly more novels are set in Europe and discuss European identities and transnational criminality. The author examines how national and European perspectives clash and interact in Arne Dahl's Viskleken (Chinese W...

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Published in:	Clues (Bowling Green, Ohio) Ohio), 2014-10, Vol.32 (2), p.20-29
Main Author:	Bergman, Kerstin
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Chinese languages Content analysis Dahl, Arne (1963- ) Fiction Humaniora och konst Humanities Icelandic & Scandinavian literature Languages and Literature Literary criticism Mysteries Novels Police Språk och litteratur Swedish language Writers
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Summary:	Swedish crime fiction is experiencing a strong move toward Europeanization; increasingly more novels are set in Europe and discuss European identities and transnational criminality. The author examines how national and European perspectives clash and interact in Arne Dahl's Viskleken (Chinese Whispers, 2011), a novel featuring a multinational police team within Europol operating across borders.
ISSN:	0742-4248 1940-3046 1940-3046