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The Singularity
Balsam Karam; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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R327
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In an unnamed coastal city home to many refugees, a mother of a
displaced family searches for her child, calling her name as she
wanders along the cliffside road where her daughter used to work.
She searches and searches until, devoid of hope and frantic with
grief, she throws herself into the sea, leaving her other children
behind. Bearing witness to this suicide is another woman – on a
business trip from a distant country, with a swollen belly that
later gives birth to a stillborn baby. In the wake of her pain, the
second woman remembers other losses – of a language, a country,
an identity – when once her family fled a distant war. Lyrical
and devastating, The Singularity is a study of grief,
migration and motherhood from one of Sweden's most exciting new
novelists.
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DAYS & DAYS & DAYS
Tone Schunnesson; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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R322
Discovery Miles 3 220
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Bibbs is just about to turn thirty-nine. She has been a reality
show star but the good life is beginning to slip through her
fingers and there seems to be a never-ending flow of unexpected
expenditures. Her boyfriend, Baby, has always provided stability
and when he dumps her out of the blue, she is also faced with an
ultimatum: if she wants to keep the flat she must pay 100 000 Krona
within a week. She no longer has access to that kind of money and
Bibbs is forced to make extreme decisions. Days & Days &
Days is a pitch perfect study of success and destruction,
dependence and betrayal, celebrity and anonymity.
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The Devil's Grip - A Novel
Lina Wolff; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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R466
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Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, believed that our
actions stem from self-interest and the world turns because of
financial gain. But every night Adam Smith's mother served him his
dinner, not out of self-interest but out of love.Today, economics
focuses on self-interest and excludes our other motivations. It
disregards the unpaid work of mothering, caring, cleaning and
cooking and its influence has spread from the market to how we
shop, think and date. In this engaging takedown of the economics
that has failed us, Katrine Marcal journeys from Adam Smith's
dinner table to the recent financial crisis and shows us how
different, how much better, things could be.
An underemployed chef is pulled into the escalating violence of his
neighbour's makeshift porn channel. An elderly piano student is
forced to flee her home village when word gets out that she's had
sex with her thirty-something teacher. A hose pumping cava through
the maquette of a giant penis becomes a murder weapon in the hands
of a disaffected housewife. In this collection from the winner of
Sweden's August Prize, Lina Wolff gleefully wrenches
unpredictability from the suffocations of day-to-day life, shatters
balances of power without warning, and strips her characters down
to their strangest and most unstable selves. Wicked, discomfiting,
delightful and wry, delivered with the deadly wit for which Wolff
is known, Many People Die Like You presents the uneasy spectacle of
people in solitude, and probes, with savage honesty, the choices we
make when we believe no one is watching ... or when we no longer
care.
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The Singularity
Balsam Karam; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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W.: A Novel (Hardcover)
Steve Sem-Sandberg; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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A reimagining of Buechner's classic play Woyzeck, the tale of
jealousy, love turned to hate, and murder and its consequences
propels this internationally acclaimed novelThe novel W. is a
literary prequel to one of modern literature's touchstone texts,
the play Woyzeck-the basis of films, operas, and numerous
translations and adaptations. Considered the first modern drama,
Woyzeck tells the story of a loyal foot soldier who, in a fit of
jealous rage, kills the woman he loves. In 1836 this true story
inspired Georg Buechner to write the play, unfinished at his death
at just 23 years old. W., the astonishing new novel by August
Prize-winning author Steve Sem-Sandberg, grippingly recounts the
lovers' relationship, the murder case, and the solder's execution,
while digging deeper into the world and motivations of the
characters.Taking this classic and enduring work as his starting
point, in poetic and controlled prose, Sem-Sandberg reveals a
ruthless, moving, and unforgettable story of human vulnerability
and the abyss that Buechner felt was a part of every person. Larger
forces such as the horrors of war and the dehumanizing nature of
psychiatry collide with the soldier's own small world, and love
devolves into hatred as Woyzeck desperately and humanly struggles
to make something of the life given to him.
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Aednan - An Epic
Linnea Axelsson; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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R768
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In this brilliant Swedish thriller and sensitive coming-of-age
story, a traumatic event shatters the summer of two boys in love
with their young teacher. "Nesser sensitively probes the agonies
and ecstasies of adolescence, making this an exquisite example of
Nordic noir's ability to reveal the darkest emotional depths
beneath a cloudless summer sky." --Publishers Weekly (Starred
Review) "Nesser's novel gains in power as it raises difficult
questions about memory and morality." --Kirkus Reviews Sweden in
the '60s. Erik and his friend Edmund spend their vacation by a
forest lake daydreaming about Ewa, a young substitute teacher with
an uncanny resemblance to the actress Kim Novak. The boys are
having the time of their lives until a shocking discovery disrupts
their world. Twenty-five years later, Erik comes across a newspaper
article about unsolved crimes and is overwhelmed by memories and
questions from that summer of his youth. What actually happened
back then? The Summer of Kim Novak has all the tension and mystery
of Nesser's world-famous thrillers, combined with a coming-of-age
tale of remarkable psychological precision.
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October Child (Paperback)
Linda Bostroem Knausgard; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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R379
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From 2013 to 2017, Linda Bostroem Knausgard was periodically
confined to a psychiatric ward and subjected to electroconvulsive
therapy, resulting in the loss of memories. This is the story of
her struggle against mental illness and isolation "(Bostroem
Knausgard's) first openly autobiographical book becomes an act of
self-examination powerful enough to match if not surpass those of
her ex-husband's."--The Guardian From 2013 to 2017, Linda Bostroem
Knausgard was periodically interned in a psychiatric ward where she
was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy. As the treatments at
this "factory" progressed, the writer's memories began to
disappear. What good is a writer without her memory? This book,
based on the author's experiences, is an eloquent and profound
attempt to hold on to the past, to create a story, to make sense,
and to keep alive ties to family, friends, and even oneself.
Moments from childhood, youth, marriage, parenting, and divorce
flicker across the pages of October Child. This is the story of one
woman's struggle against mental illness and isolation. It is a raw
testimony of how writing can preserve and heal.
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October Child (Paperback)
Linda Bostrom Knausgaard; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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R386
R314
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From 2013 to 2017, the narrator was periodically interned in a
psychiatric ward where she was subjected to electroconvulsive
therapy. As the treatments at this 'factory' progressed, the
writer's memories began to disappear. This novel, based on the
author's experiences, is an eloquent and profound attempt to hold
on to the past, to create a story, to make sense, and to keep alive
ties to family, friends, and even oneself.
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The White City (Paperback)
Karolina Ramqvist; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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R434
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A celebrated bestseller in Sweden, and the winner of the
prestigious Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize, The White City is an
arresting story of betrayal and empowerment as a criminal's
girlfriend is left behind to pick up the pieces of her imploded
existence. Karin knew what she was getting herself into when she
fell for John, a high-flying wheeler-dealer. But she never imagined
things would turn out like this: John is gone and the coke-filled
parties, seemingly endless flow of money, and high social status
have been replaced by cut telephone lines, cut heat, and cut cash.
All that remains of Karin's former life is the mansion he bought
for her--and his daughter, the child Karin once swore she would
never bring into their dangerous world. Now she is on her own with
baby Dream. As the authorities zero in on organized crime, John's
shady legacy is catching up with her. Over the course of a few
days, Karin is forced to take drastic measures to claim what she
considers rightfully hers so that she can start over. With
slow-burning psychological intrigue and a seductive atmosphere, The
White City is an intimate portrayal of one woman's struggle to pull
herself up from the paralyzing depths of despair and an unflinching
examination of what it means to lose control--over your body and
your life.
`Do you have to stare like that?' I asked. `Think about the actors
in porn. They've got no problem showing themselves off.' `Think
about when I broke your nose,'I replied.Ellinor is thirty-six. She
wears soft black sweatpants and a Michelin Man jacket. She fights.
Smart and unsentimental, she tries her hand at online dating, only
to be stranded by a snowstorm in Stockholm, far from her village in
the south of Sweden. Ellinor finds herself at the heart of an
intrigue involving an ex-wife who happens to be a blind medium, an
overweight literary critic with a Houellebecq obsession, and a
manuscript: a very important manuscript. Cut to Max Lamas, its
author, who dreams of a polyglot lover, a woman who will understand
him, in every tongue. His search takes him to Italy, where he
befriends a marchesa on the brink of ruin, and where her
granddaughter, Lucrezia, brings this tale to its final, shocking
conclusion. The Polyglot Lovers, winner of the 2016 August Prize,
Sweden's most prestigious literary prize, is a masterclass in comic
plot and timing, as well as a delight for readers, thanks to
Wolff's trademark deadpan wit.
For readers of Rachel Cusk, Lisa Taddeo and the essays of Zadie
Smith, Bear Woman is a beautifully wrought memoir from one of
Sweden's bestselling authors A beautifully written and astonishing
memoir of a woman - a writer - in the midst of motherhood, marriage
and life. While struggling with the demands of family and career,
the writer discovers a figure from history, Marguerite de la
Rocque, a sixteenth-century noblewoman who was abandoned, pregnant,
on a remote island in Nova Scotia. When she is finally rescued, her
lover and her baby have died, but she has survived this
inhospitable wilderness, alone, for two long years. It's a
remarkable story of survival, but one that has been consigned to a
footnote. Delving deeper into Marguerite's hidden life, the writer
begins to question her ability to tell this story, the story of any
women in history - or even her own. 'The deeply personal journey of
a writer, surprising and illuminating, and for me, familiar in the
most reassuring way as she loses herself in this compelling story'
- Esther Freud, author of Hideous Kinky
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Girls Lost (Paperback)
Jessica Schiefauer; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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Winner of Sweden's most prestigious literary prize for young
readers, Girls Lost is a thriller featuring three teenage girls:
Kim, Bella, and Momo. The three occupy a challenging limbo between
childhood and adulthood, made only more difficult by the steady
provocation of their malicious male classmates and pubescent bodies
that are changing beyond their control. They are on the precipice
of a grown-up world that seems to be broken into two groups: male
and female; public and private; assailant and target. Eager to
escape, the girls seek refuge in Bella's greenhouse, a free zone
where their imaginations run wild and their talents can flourish.
After their classmates' violations escalate, the three friends
plant a strange seed in the greenhouse, and a shimmering, magical
flower blossoms. Intrigued, they drink the nectar from the flower,
and suddenly find themselves transformed from girls to boys until
the next morning. The three return each night to drink from the
flower, anxious to explore their world - and new, older male
friends - with agency and freedom. As they fall deeper into the
boys' world, they discover a new reality, one of power and
violence, of gangs and drugs. When their nightly escapades turn
darker, two of the teens grow wary, ready to turn back and face the
reality of womanhood; but Kim is determined to see their discovery
to its catastrophic, fiery end. In this tale, the body is a
battlefield, and masculinity is a drug. Brilliantly poetic and
deeply poignant, this magical story was adapted into an
internationally-renowned feature film exploring how we shape our
identity, and how we cope with our own transformations.
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Acts of Infidelity (Hardcover)
Lena Andersson; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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When Ester Nilsson meets the actor Olof Sten, she falls madly in love.
Olof makes no secret of being married, but he and Ester nevertheless start to meet regularly and begin to conduct a strange dance of courtship. Olof insists he doesn't plan to leave his wife, but he doesn't object to this new situation either . . . it’s far too much fun.
Ester, on the other hand, is convinced that things might change. But as their relationship continues over repeated summers of distance, and winters of heated meetings in bars, she is forced to realize the truth: Ester Nilsson has become a mistress.
To read Acts of Infidelity is to dive inside the mind of a brilliant, infuriating friend - Ester's and Olof’s entanglements and arguments are the stuff of relationship nightmares. Cutting, often cruel, and written with razor-sharp humour, Acts of Infidelity is clever, painful, maddening, but most of all perfectly, precisely true.
For readers of Rachel Cusk, Lisa Taddeo and the essays of Zadie
Smith, Bear Woman is a beautifully wrought memoir from one of
Sweden's bestselling authors, in which she examines motherhood and
the female experience. 'The deeply personal journey of a writer,
surprising and illuminating, and for me, familiar in the most
reassuring way as she loses herself in this compelling story' -
Esther Freud, author of Hideous Kinky Marguerite de la Rocque
didn't exist before her guardian abandoned her on a remote island.
Abandoned, pregnant to a man she'd met on board one of the first
ships sailing to settle what became Canada, Marguerite was forced
to fight for her life against the treacherous wilderness of Nova
Scotia, giving birth alone. When her guardian returned nearly two
years later, her lover and her baby had died, but Marguerite had
survived. Returning to France, her story was concealed so that her
family's reputation might be protected. Centuries later, a woman
with small children of her own begins writing what she believes to
be a television script about the life of Marguerite de la Rocque
and her incredible story of survival against the odds. As she
delves deeper into the hidden history of Marguerite and her
extraordinary story of persecution and survival, the woman begins
to question her ability to tell this story, or that of any woman in
history, and in so doing exposes a fundamental truth about what it
is to be both a writer and mother. Combining historical text,
autobiographical fiction and essay with the uncertainty of memory,
Bear Woman is a deeply moving journey into what it means to be a
woman, in a world in which men still hold power.
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Permission (Paperback)
Saskia Vogel
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R297
R242
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'Beautifully written, mysterious and compelling' Janet Fitch,
bestselling author of White Oleander 'An addictive read you'll
finish within hours' Stylist 'Vogel is a gleaming new talent'
Observer 'An alternative feminist love story for the modern age'
Big Issue 'Refreshing' Guardian 'Dreamy' Oprah Magazine
____________ A raw, fresh, haunting, emotionally and sexually
honest literary debut. When Echo's father gets swept away by a
freak current off the Los Angeles coast, she finds herself sinking
into a complete state of paralysis. With no true friends and a
troubled relationship with her mother, the failed young actress
attempts to seek solace in the best way she knows: by losing
herself in the lives of strangers. When, by chance, Echo meets a
dominatrix called Orly, it finally feels like she might have found
someone who will be nurturing and treasure her for who she is. But
Orly's fifty-something houseboy, Piggy, isn't quite ready to let
someone else share the intimate relationship he's worked so hard to
form with his mistress. Permission is a love story about people who
are sick with dreams and expectations and turn to the erotic for
comfort and cure. As they stumble through the landscape of desire,
they are in a desperate search for the answer to that sacred
question: how do I want to be loved?
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The White City (Paperback, Main)
Karolina Ramqvist; Translated by Saskia Vogel
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SHORTLISTED PETRONA AWARD 2018 Karin knew what she was getting
herself into when she fell for John, the high-flying criminal and
love of her life. But she never imagined things would turn out like
this: John is now gone and the coke-filled parties, seemingly
endless flow of money and high social status she previously enjoyed
have been replaced by cut telephone lines, cut heat and cut cash.
All that remains of Karin's former life is the big house he bought
for her - and his daughter, the child Karin once swore she would
never bring into their dangerous world. Now Karin is alone with the
baby, and the old promise of 'the family' has proved alarmingly
empty. With the authorities zeroing in on organized crime, John's
shady legacy is catching up with her, and the house is about to be
seized. Over the course of a few nerve-wracking days, Karin is
forced to take drastic measures in order to claim what she
considers rightfully hers. A slow-burning psychological thriller
with a sophisticated, dreamlike atmosphere, The White City is both
the portrayal of one woman's struggle to pull herself up from the
paralyzing depths of despair, and an unflinching examination of
what it means to lose control - over your body, your life and your
fate.
For readers of Rachel Cusk, Lisa Taddeo and the essays of Zadie
Smith, Bear Woman is a beautifully wrought memoir from one of
Sweden's bestselling authors, in which she examines motherhood and
the female experience. 'The deeply personal journey of a writer,
surprising and illuminating, and for me, familiar in the most
reassuring way as she loses herself in this compelling story' -
Esther Freud, author of Hideous Kinky Marguerite de la Rocque
didn't exist before her guardian abandoned her on a remote island.
Abandoned, pregnant to a man she'd met on board one of the first
ships sailing to settle what became Canada, Marguerite was forced
to fight for her life against the treacherous wilderness of Nova
Scotia, giving birth alone. When her guardian returned nearly two
years later, her lover and her baby had died, but Marguerite had
survived. Returning to France, her story was concealed so that her
family's reputation might be protected. Centuries later, a woman
with small children of her own begins writing what she believes to
be a television script about the life of Marguerite de la Rocque
and her incredible story of survival against the odds. As she
delves deeper into the hidden history of Marguerite and her
extraordinary story of persecution and survival, the woman begins
to question her ability to tell this story, or that of any woman in
history, and in so doing exposes a fundamental truth about what it
is to be both a writer and mother. Combining historical text,
autobiographical fiction and essay with the uncertainty of memory,
Bear Woman is a deeply moving journey into what it means to be a
woman, in a world in which men still hold power.
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