Merab's Beauty: And Other Stories
By: Torgny Lindgren
4.02
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Combines rural folktale and biblical argument in a collection of tales that explores the power of w…
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1. Doctor Glas
By: Margaret Atwood , Hjalmar Söderberg , Paul Britten Austin
3.70
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A masterpiece of enduring power, Doctor Glas confronts a chilling moral quandary with gripping in… read more
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- swedish literature
- scandinavian literature
- fiction
"We know so little about one another. We embrace a shadow and love a dream."-Margaret Atwood, Doctor Glas
"Besynnerligt, att det alltid går en rysning genom luften före soluppgången."-Margaret Atwood, Doctor Glas
"Nothing diminishes and degrades a human being more than the knowledge of being unloved."-Margaret Atwood, Doctor Glas
"La moralidad es un servicio doméstico, no una divinidad. Conviene usarla, pero no debe mandar"-Margaret Atwood, Doctor Glas
2. Vinternoveller
By: Ingvild H. Rishøi
3.82
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
Ingvild H. Rishois boker kan ikke unnga a berore leseren, og mer enn noen annen klarer hun a fremst… read more
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- short stories
- scandinavian literature
- fiction
- contemporary
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4. The Old Man and the Sea
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.80
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here This short novel, already a moder… read more
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- fiction
"My big fish must be somewhere."-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
"I shouldn’t have gone out so far, fish,"-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
"The setting of the sun is a difficult time for all fish."-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
"Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
5. Norrtullsligan
By: Elin Wägner , Annika Lantz , Boel Hackman
5.00
Format: 176 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Med rapp dialog, galghumor och svarta skildras fyra unga kvinnors liv i forra sekelskiftets Stockho… read more
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- swedish literature
- fiction
6. Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins, #3)
By: Tove Jansson , Elizabeth Portch
3.42
Format: None pages,
It is spring in the valley and the Moomins are ready for adventure Moomintroll and his friends Snuf… read more
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- fiction
7. The Birds
By: Tarjei Vesaas , Michael Barnes , None
4.20
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
With spare simplicity, this story tells the tale of Mattis, a mentally disabled man cared for by hi… read more
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8. Egenmäktigt förfarande
By: Lena Andersson
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Hardcover
Ester Nilsson ar 31. Hon ar poet och essaist och en fornuftig manniska i en fornuftig relation. En … read more
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9. Röda rummet
By: August Strindberg
3.43
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Roda rummet utkom hosten 1879 och inleds med det bevingade voltaireska mottot om det obehagliga i a… read more
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10. Bonjour tristesse
By: Françoise Sagan
3.72
Format: 154 pages, Mass Market Paperback
(English follows French) La villa est magnifique, l'été brûlant, la Méditerranée toute proche. C… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
"Je serais intelligente, cultivée, un peu détachée, comme Anne."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Il est très vaniteux ou très peu sûr de lui, comme vous voulez."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Bet juk taip malonu paklusti savo impulsams, o paskui gailėtis..."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Et de plus, Cyril m'aimait ... cette pensée suffisait à mon euphorie."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
11. Århundradets kärlekssaga
By: Märta Tikkanen , Henrik Tikkanen
4.24
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Diktromanen Arhundradets karlekssagaar en av de mest uppmarksammade bocker som kommit ut i Sverige … read more
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12. The Death of Ahasuerus
By: Pär Lagerkvist , Naomi Walford
4.46
Format: 192 pages,
A continuation of an allegorical tale by the great Swedish poet, playwright, novelist & essayist (f… read more
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13. Gift
By: Tove Ditlevsen , Dy Plambeck
3.00
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
I sin tredje erindringsbog vender Tove Ditlevsen tilbage til sin ungdom og fortaeller om det kaerli… read more
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14. Serotonin
By: Michel Houellebecq
3.58
Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition
»Es ist nicht die Zukunft, es ist die Gegenwart, die dich tötet, die wiederkommt, um an dir zu nage… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
"[...] chiaramente sto semplificando ma se non si semplifica non si conclude niente."-Michel Houellebecq, Serotonin
"nic nas nie koi równie łatwo jak świadomość innych niż nasze dramatów, które nam zostały oszczędzone"-Michel Houellebecq, Serotonin
"An atmosphere of general catastrophe always alleviates individual catastrophe- that's probably why suicides are so rare in wartime"-Michel Houellebecq, Serotonin
"... it isn't the future but past that kills you, that comes back to torment and undermine you, and effectively ends up killing you."-Michel Houellebecq, Serotonin
15. Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
By: Lea Ypi
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi, Albania’s Soviet-style socialism held the promise of a preordai… read more
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"In March, they said we were all victims. They accepted us. In August, they looked at us as if we were some kinds of menace, like we were about to eat their children."-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
"Todavía hoy asocio todos nuestros esfuerzos por enterarnos de lo que pasaba en el mundo exterior al nombre de Dajti, la apartada cordillera que rodeaba nuestra capital y dominaba su paisaje como si l…"-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
"In the past, one would have been arrested for wanting to leave. Now that nobody was stopping us from emigrating, we were no longer welcome on the other side. The only thing that had changed was the c…"-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
"[...]Many of those friends were self-declared socialists - Wester socialists, that is. They spoke about Rosa Luxemburg, Leon Trotsky, Salvador Allende or Ernesto 'Che' Guevara as secular saints. It o…"-Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
16. Penge på lommen (Scandinavian Star, #1)
By: Asta Olivia Nordenhof
3.88
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Penge på lommen er første del af en romanføljeton, der har mordbranden på Scandinavian Star som et … read more
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- swedish literature
- scandinavian literature
- fiction
- contemporary
17. Djævlebogen (Scandinavian Star, #2)
By: Asta Olivia Nordenhof
3.82
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Djævlebogen er en erotisk gyser og en roman om kærlighed i kapitalismens tid. Djævlebogen er den læ… read more
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- fiction
18. Stacken
By: Annika Norlin
4.16
Format: 300 pages, ebook
Vad är det som händer nere vid vattnet? Emelie har flytt staden förr skogen och ser plötsligt en g… read more
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- contemporary
19. Jävla karlar
By: Andrev Walden
4.07
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
"En gång hade jag sju pappor på sju år. Det här är berättelsen om de åren. Om något låter påhittat … read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
"Min pappa är indian och nu ska jag berätta det för blomma."-Andrev Walden, Jävla karlar
20. Studie i mänskligt beteende
By: Lena Andersson
3.62
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
I Studie i mänskligt beteende, en samling sammanhängande berättelser, skildras kvinnor som försöker… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
21. Systrarna
By: Jonas Hassen Khemiri
4.19
Format: 722 pages, Hardcover
"Första gången jag hörde talas om Mikkolasystrarna var jag fem eller sex år gammal, jag satt på var… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
22. The Details
By: Ia Genberg
3.90
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed Swedish author makes her English language debut with this intoxicating novel in the ve… read more
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- swedish literature
- scandinavian literature
- fiction
- contemporary
"La fiducia resta lettera morta, se non la si sente nelle ossa."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"L'io , o meglio, il cosidetto "io", non è altro che questo: ciò che resta delle persone a cui ci siamo stretti."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"La vita mi ha regalato la mia buona dose di magia, e il più delle volte è successo all'incontro con gli altri. Lì c'è qualcosa. Lì, soltanto lì."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"Per i morti la successione del tempo non ha importanza, l'unica cosa che conta sono i dettagli, la densità, il come e il cosa e tutto ciò che riguarda il chi."-Ia Genberg, The Details
23. The Morning Star (Morgenstjernen, #1)
By: Karl Ove Knausgård
3.94
Format: 666 pages, Hardcover
It's a normal night in August. Literature professor Arne and artist Tove are with their children at… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
"The priest who once supervised me as a student had once said to me that a person only has to step sideways for everything to look different. He'd been talking about the priest's role as a director of…"-Karl Ove Knausgård, The Morning Star (Morgenstjernen, #1)
24. Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
By: Tove Ditlevsen
4.10
Format: 99 pages, Paperback
The first volume in The Copenhagen Trilogy, the searing portrait of a woman's journey through love,… read more
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"Childhood is long and narrow like a coffin, and you can’t get out of it on your own."-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
"Eine Hure ist eine Dame, die es für Geld macht, was mir viel mehr einleuchtet, als es umsonst zu machen."-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
"Jokin ahdistaa rintaani kun kiipeän portaita ylös. Ihmiselämän nurja puoli ammottaa entistä avoimempana minua vasten, ja sitä on entistä vaikeampi kattaa niillä kirjoittamattomilla, vapisevilla sanoi…"-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
"Aikuisten lapsuus roikkuu repaleisena ja puhkottuna heidän sisimmässään kuin käytetty ja koinsyömä matto jota kukaan ei ajattele eikä tarvitse. Heistä ei näe että heillä on ollut lapsuus, eikä heiltä…"-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1)
25. Halva Malmö består av killar som dumpat mig
By: Amanda Romare
3.13
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Fyra av tio vuxna i Sverige lever i singelhushåll. Det borde finnas nästan tre miljoner singlar i v… read more
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- contemporary
"Mina syskon och deras partners är i alla fall jättefina men i min tidsepok "dissdecenniet" så kommer det små knivhugg när jag ser vissa ömsinta grejer de gör mot varandra [..] Det är så givet för dem…"-Amanda Romare, Halva Malmö består av killar som dumpat mig
"Tidigare har jag alltid tänkt att äldre personer på något sätt bara sjunker in i rollen som just gamling. Helt plötsligt slutar man köra bil, får hemtjänst och till slut accepterar man äldreboendet .…"-Amanda Romare, Halva Malmö består av killar som dumpat mig
26. Sniglar och snö
By: Agneta Pleijel
3.86
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
Hon blir Sveriges första kvinnliga kulturchef på en dagstidning. På Aftonbladets kulturredaktion i … read more
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- fiction
27. Babetta
By: Nina Wähä
3.23
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
En het sommar. En plötslig mistral. Vad är egentligen vänskap? Och vad är egentligen sant? Katja… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
28. Ovanjorden
By: Mikael Berglund
3.69
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
En av de sista dagarna av sommarjobbet på förskolan i Ammarnäs träffar Oskar renskötaren Eija, stor… read more
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29. Barndom og ungdom
By: Tove Ditlevsen
4.25
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
„Barndommen er lang og smal som en kiste, og man kan ikke slippe ud af den ved egen hjælp. Den … read more
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30. Dubbelporträtt
By: Agneta Pleijel
3.71
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
En roman om Agatha Christie & Oskar Kokoschka Det är mars 1969. Om bara några månader ska amerik… read more
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31. Merab's Beauty: And Other Stories
By: Torgny Lindgren
4.02
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Combines rural folktale and biblical argument in a collection of tales that explores the power of w… read more
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- short stories
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