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Spring 2020 Literary Fiction Monika Fagerholm ..................................................... 4 Sofi oksanen ......................................................... .5 Simona ahrnstedt ..................................................... .6 Sofia Lundberg ....................................................... .8 niklas natt och Dag ................................................. 10 Matias Faldbakken ................................................... 12 Fredrik Backman .................................................... 14 Simon Stålenhag .................................................... 18 non-Fiction Markus torgeby ..................................................... 22 Hedvig Montgomery ................................................. 24 Frida ramstedt ....................................................... 25 criMe & SUSPenSe Jo nesbø ........................................................... 26 anders roslund ..................................................... 28 Sjöwall & Wahlöö .................................................... 29 anders de la Motte ............................................... ... 30 Katrine engberg ..................................................... 32 Stefan ahnhem ...................................................... 34 Lars Kepler .......................................................... 36 Stina Jackson ........................................................ 38 Jørn Lier Horst ...................................................... 40 cHiLDren’S & ya Maja Säfström ....................................................... .42 Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes ............................... .44 Jens Lapidus ........................................................ .45 Bobbie Peers ........................................................ .46 emma Karinsdotter ............................................... ... 48 Jo nesbø ........................................................... 49 Kristina ohlson ...................................................... 50 thomas enger ...................................................... 53 Jørn Lier Horst ...................................................... 54 Julie andem ........................................................ 55 Lise Villadsen ........................................................ .56 3 Literary Fiction Monika Fagerholm Finnish-Swedish Monika Fagerholm (b. 1961) has received the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize , the August Prize and the Runeberg Award , among many others, and is regarded as one of Scandinavia’s finest literary authors. Her highly musical and literary prose, rich with local mannerisms, literary allusions and repetitions in a fugue style, in combination with her deep love and understanding of popular music as a mythical foundation in the lives of teenagers, makes her an outstanding artist. She is one of the truly original interpreters and chroniclers of our common cultural heritage of the past forty years. Vem dödade bambi? (Who Killed Bambi?) Saga-Lill and Emmy have known each other since childhood but are at vastly Rights sold different places in their lives: Emmy is a young mother and married to Mats, Denmark, Turbine an older investment consultant. Saga-Lill is a former theology student who has Finland, Förlaget (Swedish) lost her footing. Then there is Gusten Gripe, their friend who grew up in the Finland, Teos (Finnish) France, Gallimard polished suburb where the greater part of the story takes place in. But beneath Italy, Ponte alle Grazie the surface, the suburb is hiding an old wound: a brutal gang rape that took Norway, Oktober place in the house by the lake, the “Crow’s Ship.” Once the home of the affluent Häggert family, Portugal, Casa das Letras it now houses the only remaining son Nathan. Romania, Polirom Sweden, Albert Bonniers The violent incident is a thing of the past. The four perpetrators, “the boys,” were all sons of the community. But suddenly Cosmo Brant, the entrepreneur, returns to the area to make a film about the crime. He wants to call it “Who Killed Bambi?”. Monika Fagerholm is finally back with Who Killed Bambi? , a novel about female friendship and rivalry, boys at the mercy of each other, and families breaking apart. This is a novel about careless living, and the death of innocence. Reading material: Swedish edition (218 pp) and an English sample translation. • Awarded the Tollander Award 2020 • Shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2020 • Shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize 2019 “an intricate novel characterized by a quiet rage. it’s a great author that knows how to generate such linguistic energy.” “ DAGENS NYHETER (Sweden) 4 Literary Fiction Sofi oksanen One of the most awarded literary authors in Scandinavia, with more than 2 million sold books and translated into more than 40 languages, Finnish-Estonian novelist and playwright Sofi Oksanen (b. 1977) is an icon of her field. Called a “literary phenomenon” by The Times , Oksanen has since her international breakthrough novel, Purge , proved time and again that she is a mistress of human drama, incorporating historical and contemporary issues that move the reader. She is the recepient of some of the most prestigious literary awards in Europe, including The Swedish Academy Nordic Prize , The Budapest Grand Prize , The Nordic Council’s Literature Prize , The Prix du Roman Fnac , The Prix Femina Étranger and The European Book Prize . Koirapuisto (the Dog Park) In Sofi Oksanen’s The Dog Park , modern-day Helsinki intertwines with the past Rights sold of Ukraine’s post-Soviet independence. The corruption of the East meets and Canada, Anansi feeds the greed of the West, and at this intersection stand two women. Their Croatia, Fraktura story of loyalty, love and broken trust play out against a backdrop of power Czech Republic, Euromedia Denmark, Rosinante struggles – between influential families, and between the sexes as the lifegiving Estonia, Varrak ability of the female body becomes a lucrative commodity. Finland, Like France, Stock Oksanen moves between psychological thriller and the acutely human as she weaves a Germany, Kiepenheuer & Witsch captivating narrative about a woman unable to escape the memory of her lost child, the powers Hungary, Scolar that still hunt her, and the lies that saved her life. Sharply observant and a master of portraits, Iceland, Forlagi∂ this time Oksanen turns her eye to the fertility business, illustrating the micro-realities of the Lithuania, LWU international baby-making factories. Netherlands, Prometheus Norway, Oktober Reading material: Finnish edition (405 pp) and an English sample translation. Poland, Znak • No. 1 National Bestseller Romania, Polirom Spain, Salamandra Sweden, Albert Bonniers Turkey, Dogan Egmont Ukraine, Komora The Dog Park is one of the most breath-taking novels UK, Atlantic Books of the fall. /.../ When [Sofi oksanen] succeeds, her US, Knopf readers are blessed with something larger than life. With [ The Dog Park ], [oksanen] truly does triumph. “ [The Dog Park ] is an incredible mixture of love, fear, violence, oppression, hopes, and disappointments.” ★★★★★ KAINUUN SANOMAT (Finland) 5 Literary Fiction Simona ahrnstedt Simona Ahrnstedt (b. 1967) was born in Prague and moved to Sweden with her parents at a very young age. Besides being one of Sweden’s best-selling authors, she is a licensed psychologist and cognitive behavioral therapist. Ahrnstedt’s rich and captivating character depictions, paired with her provocative and daringly executed plots, breathe life into the now rapidly growing genre of Scandinavian women’s fiction. Alongside her role as novelist, Ahrnstedt is a spokesperson for books by women, for women and about women. Bara lite till (Just a Bit More – opposites attract #2) In just one day Stella has lost it all: her fiancé, her home and her job. After a Rights sold night of heavy drinking, cyberstalking her ex and ugly crying, Stella realizes Croatia, Fokus that she has to leave Stockholm. But her options are limited. The choice finally Czech Republic, Metafora falls on a shabby and drafty small cottage in the southern Swedish countryside. Denmark, Gyldendal Finland, WSOY It’s a place full of memories, not to mention crazy goats, sulky teenagers – and Germany, Ullstein one smug eco farmer, who turns out to be unexpectedly good at kissing. The Norway, Cappelen Damm big city girl Stella soon finds herself thoroughly embroiled in the dramas of the small Serbia, Laguna community and its inhabitants. Sweden, Forum Simona Ahrnstedt’s Just a Bit More is a story about finding yourself in a place where you don’t fit in. Just a Bit More is the second installment in the stand-alone series Opposites Attract. Reading material Swedish edition (400 pp) and a full English translation. • No. 1 National Bestseller • Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards 2019 [Just a Bit More ] has it all. /…/ complex fates, opposites attracted to each other, volatile and indecent sex, and an impossible love. /…/ i love [ahrnstedt’s] uncompromising feminism, the respectful depiction of vulnerable teenage girls, and the reflections on how we all process sorrow differently.” “ TARA (S weden ) 6 Literary Fiction i am in LoVe with Swedish author Simona ahrnstedt’s books.” “ MARIAN KEYES allt eller inget (all or nothing – opposites attract #1) Lexia Vikander is a copywriter at a small advertising agency in Stockholm. She Rights sold loves her work, but can’t help but feel as if she doesn’t quite fit in. Whether Croatia, Fokus it’s into the calorie-counting ideals her business