Reviews

In our current civilisation almost defined by personal mobility, how should one define a writer in exile?

An exciting story, skilfully told, in the 'adventure tale' category.

Four individual narratives wind through the cold, technologically-mediated world of today’s youth.

A captivating, complex novel: Palm paints beautiful images of wintry Stockholm and arouses a palpable impression of the 1980s.

The suspense grows and there is nothing for it but to read on.

Continues Frostenson’s weaving together of ideas, use of contradictory images, transformations and unpredictable leaps that have made her one of Sweden’s most revered poets.

A witty, metafictional confection combining a thriller plot with many other strands.

The blurb speaks of ‘a hilarious play on the idea of autofiction’ – and so it is. The story about the famous writer Lillemor Troj is closely based on Kerstin Lillemor Ekman’s own literary career.

Palm concentrates on an area he knows very well: the work of a pathologist specialising in crime victims.

This is a novel about gender. It is about coming to terms with the fact that in our society you are sorted into the ‘not powerful’ category of people if you happen to have a female body.

The Agency of the title is a London theatre agency, run by a larger-than-life character called Semolina Pritchard.

A delightful comedy with touches of realism.

An original and humorous novel capturing not only quintessentially Swedish, but also very western phenomena of modern life.

A comprehensive study of the rise of right-wing extremism in Europe by a knowledgeable and brave journalist.

Gedin cares for his subject, but is not restrained: Larsson is shown to be a greater artist and a less consistently agreeable man than his reputation might suggest.

For anyone with a passing interest in the poetry of twentieth-century Europe, this volume is a must-have addition to their collection and with it we are allowed a clear glimpse of Tranströmer looking eye to eye with the very greatest writers of his time.

This little white book is the latest in a series of several works by Lotass that straddle the boundaries of genre.

In this well-researched, first-class work, Martin Hårdstedt guides us through complex military and political situations while recognising the humanity of the protagonists.