Scandinavian Literature

[close] Thanks to a tattooed, adventurous , bisexual computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander, Scandinavian crime fiction is now one of the most popular categories among mystery readers around the world. So far Noir-flavored books from Scandinavia have sold more than 6 million copies in the United States and 35 million copies worldwide and have become a publishing phenomenon. Given the increasing interest in the Nordic works of crime fiction, Mystery Tribune has created this group for Goodreads members to discuss and exchange insights about this sub-category. We publish a weekly list of Best Sellers in Scandinavian Crime, based on the sales data in the United States and usually pick top sellers or new titles from this list for our discussions.

[close] Türkçeye çevrilmiş İsveç, Norveç, Danimarka, Finlandiya ve İzlanda gibi kuzey ülkelerinin edebiyat eserlerini bir çatı altında toplamayı amaçlayan bu grup aynı zamanda üyeler arasında bu ülkelerin külterleri, tarihleri, mitolojileri ve yazarları ile ilgili bilgi akışı sağlamayı hedeflemektedir. Ayrıca, yeterli üye sayısına ulaşıldığı takdirde, her ay üyeler arasında seçilen bir kitabın okunması ve tartışılması da planlanmaktadır.

[close] Gimlé, or Gimli, is said to be fairer than the Sun. It is said to have descended from the Heavens following the 100 Year War - Ragnarok, a nuclear battle between the Jotun and the Aesir-Vanir that resulted in the near destruction of all twelve homelands, resulting in the death of the gods - and was constructed by the Blacksmith. Within the walled city, the human population is only 35%. The other 65% are made up of vaettir, beings born of magic who first came to Midgard during the Mythic Era. The prestige city guard, the Valkyries, attempt to mend the rift between the races due to the 100 Year War by making every human officer have a non-human partner. However even the high walls and deep waters can not block out prejudice, pride, and hate. The city's future looks awfully grim - with a war on the horizon.

[close] Gruppo che focalizza le sue letture sulla letteratura nordica soprattutto di autori provenienti dai paesi del nord del mondo più in specifico: paesi scandinavi (Svezia, Danimarca, Norvegia e Finlandia), paesi dell'area baltica, nederlandese, islandese (incluse anche le antiche saghe medioevali) ma anche tanti altri. Principalmente i testi proposti saranno proposti testi pubblicati dalla casa editrice Iperborea, specializzata in questo ambito ma si accetta tutto!