tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post2307800370690944954..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: German gothic from Andrea Maria SchenkelGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-27241368607123408982008-07-08T15:05:00.000-07:002008-07-08T15:05:00.000-07:00Hi Glenn,didn't really expect that 'Tatort' is tel...Hi Glenn,<BR/><BR/>didn't really expect that 'Tatort' is telecasted in the US, nice surprise. The Cologne 'Tatort' with Schenk and Ballauf is one of my favorites. From my point of view, your station really has chosen one of the best. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you like to take a look at <A HREF="http://www.bavaria-film-international.de/bavariamedtv_php/index.php?site=browse_detail&id=20012" REL="nofollow">this site</A>.<BR/><BR/>This is the inspector Schimanski 'Tatort' series from the 80s based in the Ruhr area. It was recently awarded by the readers of Germany's tabloid paper 'Bild' as the best 'Tatort' series ever. Kind of hardboiled in contrast to the most current ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-90214488943089817212008-07-06T16:28:00.000-07:002008-07-06T16:28:00.000-07:00Maxine and Lars: Thanks for the responses and the ...Maxine and Lars: Thanks for the responses and the friendfeed link. Lars, the Tatort show is a good example, I should have thought of that--its popularity is surely a sign of the larger crime field. We can only get the Köln version of Tatort here, and our local station is probably the only one in the U.S. that carries even that. I'd love to see some of the other versions of the series--maybe some will show up as DVDs. I did see the crossover between the Köln crew and the Leipzig version, which was pretty good, but still, it's frustrating to know there's much more (not to mention Derrick, which we don't have access to at all). I can understand that Schenkel would not be to everyone's taste, and glad to know a bit more about the field as a whole in Germany.<BR/>Thanks again,<BR/>GlennGlenn Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-73569505381423464822008-07-06T15:41:00.000-07:002008-07-06T15:41:00.000-07:00German crime fiction mostly psychological thriller...German crime fiction mostly psychological thrillers? No, not really. Appearances are deceptive. Schenkel is definitely not a stereotype of crime fiction in Germany. That's exactly the reason why she was award with the <I>Deutscher Krimi Preis</I> (an award of German critics) twice in a row, <I>The Murder Farm</I> being the first in the row. Her novels are extraordinary, although there are not just a few readers who cannot do anything with her books.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if you really look for a stereotype or a cliche, have a look on TV: <I>Tatort</I>, <I>Derrick</I> - that's the way, most of the German crime novels go. Of course, there are (good) exceptions. Schenkel is one of them.<BR/><BR/>Best regards from Germany,<BR/><BR/>LarsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-39079308568552195802008-07-06T13:51:00.000-07:002008-07-06T13:51:00.000-07:00Interesting post. I've read this book, and Ingrid ...Interesting post. I've read this book, and Ingrid Noll (several) so probably cannot extrapolate to being knowledgeable about German crime fic. I did like Jan Costin Wagner who is German but who set his first novel in Finland. Altough there were some Germans in it, and observations on the Finland-Germany relations.<BR/><BR/>I have set up a FriendFeed account for crime/mystery readers here:<BR/>http://friendfeed.com/rooms/crime-and-mystery-fiction<BR/><BR/>I like the user interface, and think it a pretty good place to ask questions such as yours here. I hope you'll check it out and join. (Early days yet, I only set it up today.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com