When Much Means Less: Critical Reviews of Two "Nordic Noir" Novels by František Šmehlík Cover Image

Když hodně znamená méně. Kriticky o dvou „severských“ detektivkách Františka Šmehlíka
When Much Means Less: Critical Reviews of Two "Nordic Noir" Novels by František Šmehlík

Author(s): Petr Hrtánek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, Czech Literature
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Czech crime fiction; detective story; Nordic Noir; František Šmehlík; novels

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with two crime fiction books by František Šmehlík: the novel Slyšet jeleny zpívat (To Hear the Deer Sing, 2021) and the novel Šelma (The Beast, 2022). The critical reviewing especially focuses on the problem of transposition and modification of the "nordic noir" narrative model (typical settings, plots, characters) to the Czech fiction.

  • Issue Year: 16/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 44-45
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech
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