Translations
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from Mamma by Adrian Perera
Adrian Perera's Mamma is a genre-bending, multi-lingual, claustrophobic glimpse into the world of its protagonist, a young boy called Tony.
Translated by Kate Lambert.
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from To Storm Skerry by Anni Blomqvist
Anni Blomqvist's series of five novels set in the Åland archipelago in the 19th century draws on events in her own family history to depict the harsh reality of life on a small, remote island.
Translated by Kate Lambert.
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from Jagger Jagger by Frida Nilsson
Like Frida Nilsson’s earlier children’s books, August-Prize nominated Jagger Jagger has exclusion and isolation as its theme.
Translated by Kate Lambert
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from Like the Dogs in Lafayette Park by Anneli Jordahl
In Anneli Jordahl's sharp social critique, a widow left adrift after her husband's sudden death finds catharsis in recording the unreported stories of workplace deaths across Sweden.
Translated by Kate Lambert.
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