Hildur is a detective book series written by Finnish-Icelandic author Satu Rämö. A play based on the books will premiere in Autumn 2024 at Turku City Theatre. The play has been dramatized by Satu Rasila and it is directed by Anne Rautiainen.[1] Hildur will also be made into a TV series.[2] As of January 2024, the publishing rights to Hildur series have been sold to 13 countries, including Germany, France, the UK, the Nordics, and the Baltic countries.[3][4]
Hildur Rúnarsdóttir is an Icelandic police officer haunted by the past. Hildur (born in a fictional farm Kotsdalur, in Westfjords) lives and works at a village called Ísafjörður, where she looks into the mysteries of her family while solving murders. A close colleague of Hildur is a Finnish police officer Jakob (born in Helsinki), with family roots in Äkäslompolo. [5] [6]
Books
edit- Hildur. Helsinki: WSOY, 2022. ISBN 978-951-0-47920-9.
- Rósa & Björk. Helsinki: WSOY, 2023. ISBN 978-951-0-48127-1.
- Jakob. Helsinki: WSOY, 2023. ISBN 9789510481240.
- Rakel. Helsinki: WSOY, 2024. ISBN 9789510507339.
References
edit- ^ "Hildur". Turun Kaupunginteatteri (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Layton, Mark (25 November 2022). "Finland's Take Two Studios strikes financing deal, plans 'Hildur' adaptation". Television Business International. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Satu Rämön supersuosittu Hildur-dekkarisarja jatkuu syksyllä 2024 – Sarjan käännösoikeudet myyty Isoon-Britanniaan". WSOY (in Finnish). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Hello!". Satu Rämö. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Hildur-dekkari on saanut aikaan suoranaisen Islanti-buumin – Ylen lukupiirissä kehuttiin Satu Rämön esikoiskirjan tunnelmaa ja miljöötä". yle.fi (in Finnish). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Satu Rämö, Chat discussions, August 23, 2024