Popular Music (Paperback, New ed)

'A wonderfully warm tale of weddings, funerals, marathon sauna contests -- and the incomparable thrill of your first kiss, from 'the Nick Hornby of the Arctic' (Marina Warner, Sunday Times)It's the 1960s, and pop records are gradually finding their way into the eager hands of teenagers in the far north of Sweden. Young Matti dreams of being a rock star -- but in the tiny ice-bound village of Pajala, a boy should really spend his time cultivating more manly pursuits, such as hunting elk, drinking moonshine and fighting on dancefloors... Popular Music is one of the freshest, funniest debuts of recent years, and winner of the August prize, Sweden's equivalent of the Man Booker. So wrap up warm and join Matti and the unforgettable community of Pajala in a wonderful tale of weddings, funerals and marathon sauna contests, the incomparable thrill of your first kiss -- and of finally hearing the Beatles.

General

Imprint:	HarperPerennial
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	May 2007
Authors:	Mikael Niemi
Translators:	Laurie Thompson
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	400
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-714551-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Swedish
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-00-714551-9
Barcode:	9780007145515

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Fri, 12 Aug 2022 | Review by: Jo-Ann V.

I've read this book three times over the years and each time I found it different. Even though it's a translation, the stories are evocative- one can feel the cold, hear the music and taste the moonshine and elk stews! I lent it to a friend and since I'd read it so often, I told her to pass it on when she was done. I've told others about it and started realising that I regretted giving it away. I casually checked on Loot and was thrilled to see it was available.I love the book's cover and after receiving it and "When God was a Rabbit" via Loot's reliable and well managed ordering and delivery system, I immediately started reading it for the fourth time!

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