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Åke Edwardson

Author of Sun and Shadow

47+ Works 4,479 Members 139 Reviews 8 Favorited

About the Author

Åke Edwardson was born in Småland, Sweden on March 10, 1953. Before becoming a full-time author, he was a journalist, a lecturer in journalism at Gothenburg University, and press officer for the United Nations. He writes the Chief Inspector Erik Winter series. He has won numerous awards including show more the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award three times. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Åke Edwardson

Sun and Shadow (1999) 620 copies
Death Angels (1997) 578 copies
Never End (2006) 532 copies
Frozen Tracks (2001) 488 copies
The Shadow Woman (1998) 461 copies
Room Number 10 (2005) 344 copies
Sail of Stone (2002) 304 copies
Vänaste land (2006) 187 copies
Nästan död man (2007) 179 copies
De laatste winter (2008) 164 copies
To All Who Have Died (1995) 102 copies
Geh aus, mein Herz (1996) 95 copies
Witte ruis (2012) 70 copies
Winterland (2003) 60 copies
Jukebox (2003) 56 copies

Associated Works

A Darker Shade of Sweden (2013) — Contributor — 107 copies
The Scent of Almonds [novella] (2007) — Author — 50 copies
Stockholm Noir (2016) — Contributor — 43 copies
Tatort Tannenbaum: Kommissare feiern Weihnachten (2012) — Contributor — 9 copies
En Kriminelt god jul : femten svarte julefortellinger (2006) — Contributor — 6 copies
De odöda : skräcknoveller (2012) — Contributor — 6 copies
Vintermord (2011) — Contributor — 6 copies

Tagged

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Edwardson, Åke
Legal name
Edvardsson, Karl Åke Peter
Birthdate
1953
Gender
male
Nationality
Sweden
Birthplace
Vrigstad, Sweden
Occupations
journalist
lecturer

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Reviews

Ake Edwardson evokes childhood memories of roaming in the woods, building treehouses and other twiggy-branchy contraptions, going to town for ice cream and making up tall stories of brave warriors and adventure - at least it does so in me. Clearly, not all grownups will take to Samurai Summer the way I did and this shows by cross-section sampling of other reviews. But we should keep in mind this is a story for adolescents and as such the mature reader should pass judgement.
This in mind, Samurai Summer is a masterpiece of light-hearted storytelling that may or me not be able to fascinate a post-pubescent reader but certainly should engross its pre-pubescent target group. Plot and characters are very believable, the prose is perfectly suitable for this story well-told. The isolated setting, a summer camp in Sweden run by an evil martinet of a dame conveys the escapist feeling of 12 year old Protagonist Kenny with heart and personality.
All in all, a very recommendable read and in my humble opinion also suitable for readers that have already passed that magical time and age of simplicity when ice cream, chocolate, and perhaps a wooden sword were the most glorious aspirations life had to offer.
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nitrolpost | 2 other reviews | Mar 19, 2024 |
Mesmerizing was a good descriptor. I'm not even sure if I liked the story, but the writing... mesmerizing.
 
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Kiramke | 13 other reviews | Jun 27, 2023 |
There's maybe something wrong about enjoying dark frozen murder stories in the middle of Wisconsin winter, but whatever.
 
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Kiramke | 16 other reviews | Jun 27, 2023 |
The more of this series I read, the more I appreciate his writing, especially on thought process.
 
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Kiramke | 14 other reviews | Jun 27, 2023 |

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Works
47
Also by
7
Members
4,479
Popularity
#5,594
Rating
½ 3.4
Reviews
139
ISBNs
517
Languages
15
Favorited
8

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