Reviews

The author’s personal and frankly partisan account of a period as a Member of Parliament.

Orrenius is a smart journalist with a keen eye for paradoxes in legal systems and widely held beliefs. He lets people talk freely while he interviews them and, rather than ending an article with his own conclusions, he lets the reader draw their own.

Thought-provoking non-fiction on how women are left out of the study of economics and human behaviour, and how this affects human understanding of the world economy.

A collection of Andersson’s reflections on his experiences while translating James Joyce.

Essays on entomology.

Underfors is urban fantasy with a distinctly Nordic flavour.

Underfors is urban fantasy with a distinctly Nordic flavour.

This collection of essays contains something for almost everyone with an interest in the overall theme of making expertise matter without favouring technocratic governance.

The growth of filmic art is interestingly if at times slightly arbitrarily explored in this companion text to the exhibition of the same name at Bonniers Konsthall art gallery.

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.

The reader eavesdrops on a nocturnal phone conversation with a friend, in which the events of the day slowly unfold.

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

A delightful comedy with touches of realism.

Much has been written and said about Strindberg and his attitude to women, but not many books have been written from the point of view of his women.

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.

At the end of the 20th century, traditional student privilege is being eroded and success is no longer guaranteed.

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

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