ENG236H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Faceless Killers
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Essay assignment: compare and contrast, or can be largely focused on one of these texts, need to keep in mind elements of detective fiction. Faceless killers: new stream in detective fiction from scandanavia, exploded on to world stage in last 20 years or so, e. g. Sjowall & waldo, larsson, karen fossum: allows us to think about how anglo-centric novels in english world are. Racist backlash to influx of refugees and immigrants to country: sweden"s refugee policy. Sweden has particular type of refugee policy; more open. Once in, refugees are allowed to work. Creates pressures in country that unlike canada is made up of immigrants: racism a crime and a crime novel is an appropriate form in which to deal with it. Not sure if we"d be friends in real life". Marlowe is marlowe bc he doesn"t have anyone in his life: private role of valendor, citizen, aware of living in society, concerned about country and sweden changing, confused and uncertain.
