2012:2

Arra has never spoken a word, but has learnt to recognise and sing all the songs of the trees and the river.

Urban fantasy with a distinctly Nordic flavour.

Reality is a manifold concept, but we take it for granted.

An interesting blend of social realism and crime fiction.

A masterly portrayal of small, frightened teenage souls trapped in growing, awkward, sweaty bodies.

This picture book for three to six year olds is a welcome addition to any child’s bookshelf but to their parents’ coffee table as well.

Inspired by classic stories and computer adventure games.

New poems, interlaced with older ones – old favourites.

These plays provide a genuinely compelling narrative experience in their own right.

The powerful mixture of fantasy and grim social realism works well in this haunting novel.

Who in their right mind would speak up for a paedophile island?

Handberg's novel hauntingly describes that strange, becalmed yet activity-filled bubble we inhabit between the death and funeral of a parent.

The historical setting of the story is as important as the investigative aspect of it.

A great source of information and an articulate companion to crime fiction as a literary genre.

This book simply had to be reviewed here: not only is this what could quite fairly be described as the definitive book to date on Scandinavian crime fiction in the English language, but it is a work which strongly features the theme of translation itself.

As we move smoothly and cinematically between locations, we sense that a secondary purpose of the author is to muddy the division between autobiography and fiction. Even our own lives are stories, after all, in which we figure as the heroes. Can anyone know this better than a filmmaker?

A companion text to the exhibition of the same name at Bonniers Konsthall.

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

Intelligent discussion of democratic political processes.

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.

Agnes Broomé examines August Strindberg's career as a journalist.

Elettra Carbone explores Strindberg's representation of the young Danish sculptor Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen in his first play, 'I Rom'.

An extract from a volume of satirical sketches and short stories written in 1882, in which Strindberg takes aim at some of his critics.
Translated by Peter Graves

Author, translator and theatre director Eivor Martinus reveals her personal journey exploring Strindberg's craft.

Charlotte Purkis highlights 1949 as a crucial turning point for Strindberg's reputation in Britain.

A survey of Strindberg-inspired graphic novels and similar works, by Ruth Urbom.

August Strindberg 1912-2012:
translators' perspectives on the Strindberg centenary

Poems by Stig Dagerman and fiction by Lotta Lotass and Kjell Westö