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Category Archives: Scandinavian Literature
Ti Amo – Hanne Ørstavik (translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “I look at you and tears run down my face, yet I feel nothing, no grief, no sadness, I can’t feel at all. Is it true, is it actually true, is my love really intense … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, death, love, truth
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The Final Days of Abbot Montrose: An Asbjørn Krag Mystery – Sven Elvestad and Stein Riverton
(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) Retired Detective Asbjørn Krag and his police colleague Keller are trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Abbot Montrose. But with no photographs, no one really knows what the Abbot looks like. He … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Scandinavian Literature, World Literature
Tagged crime fiction, Norwegian literature
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The Man in the Cellar – Palle Rosenkrantz
(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) I was captivated by the voice of the author from the very beginning. It is a translation of the best-selling novel by the Danish novelist, Palle Rosenkrantz, and was written over one hundred years ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged Danish literature, mystery
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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules- Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) If I needed to sum up this book in one word, it would be “delightful!” The setting is a retirement home in Sweden. The main characters are five elderly residents in their 70s and 80s. They … Continue reading
Posted in Humor & Satire, Modern Literary Fiction, Our Best, Scandinavian Literature, World Literature
Tagged book reviews, Sweden
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The Treacherous Net – Helene Tursten (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)
(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) You would think that Detective Inspector Irene Huss had enough to contend with between a gang war and a mummified body in the chimney. In The Treacherous Net, Helene Turston makes Irene’s work life really difficult. … Continue reading
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Tagged Sweden
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The Stonecutter – Camilla Läckberg (Translated by Steven T. Murray)
(reviewed by Renée Kay) I came across The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg while at the library picking up another book I had reserved. What caught my attention was that is was yet another Swedish mystery, which I can’t seem to get … Continue reading
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