Translations
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from The Carriers by Jessica Schiefauer
Twice August Prize-winning author Jessica Schiefauer's new novel opens a window onto a radically different society, where the political and economic systems of today have been relegated to the past.
Translated by Alice E. Olsson.
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from The Herd by Johan Anderberg
Johan Anderberg's The Herd is real-life thriller about a nation in crisis, and the controversial decisions its leaders made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Translated by Alice Olsson
Reviews
REVIEW
Händelsehorisonten
With her feminist dystopia, Karam joins acclaimed authors such as Johannes Anyuru and Jonas Hassen Khemiri in carving out space for a new speculative fiction emanating from Sweden – one that renews the genre by foregrounding questions of diversity and race in a place so often idealised as a social utopia.
REVIEW
Båt 370 – Döden på Medelhavet
'... it illuminates, with heartbreaking clarity, reality as lived by the individuals who fall through the gaps in international treaties and EU conventions'
REVIEW
Singulariteten
The Swedish word sorgearbete (mourning) evokes the work we do to process our sorrow. The Singularity, the latest novel from Kurdish-Swedish author Balsam Karam, is the embodiment of such work, and can only be described as lyrical, stirring, and immensely powerful.
Reviews highlights series
Recent Gems in Literary Fiction
A curated list of recent gems in Swedish-language literary fiction, as reviewed in Swedish Book Review.