Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen
Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen is an Associate Professor at the School of European Languages, Culture and Society, University College London. Areas of research include nineteenth-century, modern and contemporary Nordic Literature, publishing and media, including Scandinavian Crime Fiction. You can read more about Jakob by clicking here.
Contributions to nordics.info
2020.09.28 | Podcast, Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen, Nordic Noír, Literature
Podcast: Nordic crime fiction
Listen to an overview of nordic crime fiction in either English or Danish! This podcast is part of a series where existing material on nordics.info is read out in assorted languages by colleagues and friends. Great for learning Danish or English. / Lyt til artiklen om nordisk krimi fiktion på engelsk eller dansk! Denne podcast er del af en serie…
2019.03.18 | Biography, Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen, Literature
Jo Nesbø (b. 1960)
Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø is well known in- and outside the Nordic region for his many books on crime, some of which have been adapted for film.
2019.03.05 | Article, Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen, Literature, Nordic Noír
Nordic crime fiction
Since 1990s, Nordic crime fiction has been a significant sub-genre within the global genre of crime fiction. Usually characterised by social realism, gloomy locations and morose detectives, crime novels and TV series from across the Nordic region provide puzzling mysteries and thrilling stories that use the crime plot to investigate the state of…
2019.02.27 | Biography, Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen, Literature
Anders Bodelsen (b. 1937)
Writing in a neo-realist style, Danish author Anders Bodelsen often portrays everyday people in contemporary welfare society, such as in his breakthrough crime thriller, Think of a Number.