Translations
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from Nobody Compared to You by Jonas Brun
Some twenty years after their paths first crossed, Stewe and John come face to face deep in the Swedish forest. Their previous clandestine relationship is opened up and a mystery they have shared about a catastrophic fire resurfaces.
Translated by Andy Turner.
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from She Doesn't Remember by Jonas Brun
Jonas Brun's honest and searching account of his mother’s final years with dementia transports the reader beyond a lyrical encapsulation of a mother loved, mourned and lost, conveying the vibrancy and achievements of a life well lived.
Translated by Andy Turner.
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from Selma by Hannah Lutz
Hannah Lutz's second novel is an uncompromising, full-bodied portrait of a complex woman who has reclaimed her life after living with death.
Translated by Andy Turner.
Reviews
REVIEW
Sången om en son
It is not often that an author successfully unleashes a riot of issues within a story which, far from turning the reader off, locks them into an uncomfortable embrace, steering them head-first into a volatile quest of trouble and turmoil. This is faultlessly accomplished by Joel Mauricio Isabel Ortiz in this debut novel.
REVIEW
Koka björn
A skilled wordsmith and nature writer, Niemi juxtaposes lyrical pastoral beauty with the grotesque and the hideous. He is able to enchant, lull and repulse in equal measure. This is writing that will make you think.
REVIEW
Ingen jämfört med dig
Just how much is likely to have changed between two people who have had no contact with each other for twenty years? Why would one of them suddenly arrive on the other’s doorstep after such an absence anyway?
REVIEW
Hon minns inte
In She Doesn’t Remember, a writer, psychologist and literary translator is inspired to write a moving, timely account of his mother’s dementia that will resonate with many readers outside Sweden.
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