Scandinavian Crime Thrillers Today
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Education
Start date
2017-02-03 12:00:00
End date
2017-02-03 13:30:00
Address / City
Woodside Public Library, 3140 Woodside Rd. Woodside
Location
CA, US
Dr. Jim Kaplan, professor emeritus at Minnesota State University Moorhead discusses the Scandinavian crime thrillers that are enjoying world-wide popularity.
Featured in this program will be "Jar City" by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason, "Occupied" by Norwegian author Jo Nest, and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Swedish author Stieg Larsson.
Kaplan's lecture will include film clips based on these works. Crime thrillers enable readers to learn about the real lives of Scandinavian people today and are a fun and exciting introduction to literature and the humanities.
The program is free and open to the public. Participants may bring a brown bag lunch.
Featured in this program will be "Jar City" by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason, "Occupied" by Norwegian author Jo Nest, and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Swedish author Stieg Larsson.
Kaplan's lecture will include film clips based on these works. Crime thrillers enable readers to learn about the real lives of Scandinavian people today and are a fun and exciting introduction to literature and the humanities.
The program is free and open to the public. Participants may bring a brown bag lunch.
Organizer
Woodside Public Library
Phone
650 851-0147 ext 229
Email
dela_pena@smcl.org
