Grand News #8, April 2015
New titles at Grand Agency
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The Greener Abyss
Johanna Nilsson
A Swedish classic reborn in a thriller-like version
What is happiness? What is freedom? How shall we live our life? Would the road in the middle, the democratic society’s way, lead us right? Questions that are more important than ever. Karin Boye’s dystopian 1940 novel Kallocain is one of the classics of Swedish literature. In Boye’s novel the people has fled the collapsing totalitarian World State and built a new society in the Desert Town. In Johanna Nilsson’s continuation we get a chance to see how they build the society of their dreams.
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Published in Sweden by Forum |
Recent sales
Fire
by Sara B. Elfgren & Mats Strandberg, to Fleuve Editions in France
The Key
by Sara B. Elfgren & Mats Strandberg, to Fleuve Editions France
To Tuscany and Back Again
by Åsa Hellberg, to Rosenkilde & Bahnhof in Denmark
Everyone Can See You
by Anna Jansson, to Gummerus in Finland
White Tracks
by Emelie Schepp, to Politiken in Denmark
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501 Swedish Places You Have to See Before You Die
Martin Svensson & Leif Eriksson
Photo: Sevda Svensson
Famous and unknown hot spots in Sweden
501 Swedish Places You Have to See Before You Die is a perfect travel guide and inspiration book, or a great gift for friends who believe they have seen it all. It is informative as well as entertaining, and loaded with great photos. For someone visiting Sweden this book gives valuable tips about great things to see – some places are well known and others are private favorite spots that would be hard to find in an ordinary guide book.
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Published in Sweden by Lind & Co |
Words from the agent
In a way these seemingly different titles unite. One of the reasons for the interest in reading stories set in Sweden seems to be our society. It is fascinating to imagine that a country that has managed to stay out of war for so long, and which has had a stable and peaceful profile also has its problems. Maybe it is a bit of a relief to find that Sweden is just like other places, even in a society of democracy and wealth there are evil forces to handle.
One of these books describes the urge to create a paradise, while the other shares pictures and facts about the paradise we live in. To us Sweden is a paradise with all its faults and assets, and we love to see the tourists come here. So, equip yourself with a good guide and feel most welcome.
Maria Enberg
Grand Agency
Agent photo: Jesper Anhede
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