Reviews
Curated and edited by Darcy Hurford
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New Collected Poems
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.
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Sparta
This little white book is the latest in a series of several works by Lotass that straddle the boundaries of genre.
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Omvälvningarnas tid: Norden och Europa under revolutions- och Napoleonkrigen
In this well-researched, first-class work, Martin Hårdstedt guides us through complex military and political situations while recognising the humanity of the protagonists.
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Alla monster måste dö
Magnus Bärtås and Fredrik Ekman have written books together before: wry studies of closed, cultish societies. But they are keen on the cinema and its lore, and have now picked a perfect travel goal: secretive North Korea.
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Kioskvridning 140 grader
Peter Törnqvist's first novel is an intellectual and urban work speculating upon the world from oblique and baroque angles.
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Spill. En damroman
Sigrid Combüchen has finally won the prestigious August Prize for this cleverly composed work delving into the details of a ladies’ novel without plunging into the chicklit category.
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Kvinnan utan egenskaper
Niklas Ekdal, like Stieg Larsson, has a background in journalism; and, like Larsson, he uses the thriller genre to criticise aspects of Sweden’s recent history.
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Underbara dagar framför oss. En biografi över Olof Palme
A quote from Henrik Berggren explains the drive behind this biography: ‘Checking the newspaper cuttings about Palme, I realised I had found a source referring to much of the history of the twentieth century.’
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Vattnen
Finland-Swedish writer Susanne Ringell’s collection of short stories provide tantalising glimpses into hidden lives, as when glinting fish dart by.
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Darling River: Doloresvariationer
Sara Stridsberg's novel engages in an interesting way with its source material: Nabokov's Dolores Haze (Lolita).
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Döda poeter skriver inte kriminalromaner
Björn Larsson's satire on the Scandinavian crime fiction wave abounds with meta-fictional allusions.
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Fattigadel
Agnes von Krusenstjerna's tetralogy charting the decline of an entire class is republished.
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Flugtämjaren
An historical novel about Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the Finnish national poet of the nineteenth century. With such a topic most readers would expect quite a serious approach. However, this novel was written by Erik Wahlstöm – and that makes all the difference.
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Kolka
Bengt Ohlsson bids us believe that our contemporary psychology can shape the future of individuals, as happens in this novel.

















