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Favorite authorsIain M. Banks, Djuna Barnes, Jane Bowles, Italo Calvino, Caryl Churchill, Philip K. Dick, Jeffrey Ford, Witold Gombrowicz, Tove Jansson, Sarah Kane, Sara Lidman, China Mieville, Magnus Mills, Amélie Nothomb, Flann O'Brien, George Saunders, Hjalmar Söderberg, Muriel Spark, Thomas Tidholm, Jeff VanderMeer, Jerker Virdborg (Shared favorites)

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About mePlaywright, translator and dramaturg. Born in the woods of western Sweden, now living in Stockholm but to my surprise feeling the small-town blood calling. Happily married and father of a beautiful son. Football fan, reformed blogger, socialist, feminist. And bibliophile, of course. Omnivore with a special taste for the slightly twisted.

About my libraryI'm going for honest rather than snotty I think. The ultimate goal would be "If I've read it, it's listed here". Almost all books listed are books I and my wife Flea own.

The (many!) books on our stuffed shelves that are still waiting to be read will only be listed after I read them. There's no TBR collection here. I'm guessing I've read and listed about a third of the books we own.

Starting 2009, I will try to, at least briefly, review all books as I read them.

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No hurry, Anders!

posted by avaland at 3:20 pm (EST) on Oct 2, 2009

Anders, the debut issue of Belletrista is finally up!
http://www.belletrista.com/2009/issue1/i...
Please check it out when you get a minute and tell me what you think.

posted by avaland at 2:07 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2009

Thanks for the kind words! It will be my pleasure to take a stroll among your bookshelves.

Glad to read you are a feminist. Bravo!
:-))

posted by aluvalibri at 9:57 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2009

Hello! No I don't mind and it is nice to find another 'new weird' fan :) The 1010 should be a lot of fun (I have became addicted to them after 75 book 2009 challenge)

posted by clfisha at 11:10 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2009

I think they were fixing a bug and then accidentally created another bug! I'm glad it's fixed. I panicked for a minute!

posted by cmbohn at 6:19 pm (EST) on Sep 2, 2009

Now I know that he will enjoy the book. He is the biggest fan of Alice in Wonderland. This is just up his alley. No worries...my son is 32. I honestly need to go out and find this book. Thanks so much for posting on my thread and then explaining more later.

Jacqueline

posted by callmejacx at 8:55 am (EST) on Sep 1, 2009

Thank you for posting in my thread. I enjoyed reading your post. Thinking my oldest son might like that book. I will have to put it on his wish list. Better start making him one.

posted by callmejacx at 9:29 pm (EST) on Aug 31, 2009

Dear GBman, You are very welcome. As a former bookseller, I still enjoy the old "handsell", so your request allows me to indulge in one of my favorite activities.

I've noticed on LT over the years that when one asks a questions, oftentimes readers respond with their favorites rather than responding using the 'clues' you left about your reading. As it happens, you like several authors I like, so it made answering (for me) much easier. While many terrific authors were mentioned, most failed to mention why you might like them. I've moved away from the genre somewhat. I hope you find some of the books in Stockholm.

Best, Lois

posted by avaland at 5:33 pm (EST) on Aug 25, 2009

It looks like the European group is getting a lot of new members. The Fifty States Fiction was the first group I ever put together and I really didn't know what I was doing so I am glad it was of help. A few days after I started it, we got banned but didn't know why. I think it was an accident.

posted by lindapanzo at 6:17 pm (EST) on Aug 19, 2009

Thanks for setting up the European Challenge! I think it will be a lot of fun as well as pulling us all out of Western Europe. Will you join the Fifty States Challenge? Between those two groups and the 1010, we will all be very organized in our reading, as well as more aware of what we are reading.

I know you avoid hype, but I am breathlessly awaiting the third Steig Larsson book--they are so good that I will even read them in German to get to them a little faster. Also, the Scandinavian languages seem to do better translated into German than English.

posted by RidgewayGirl at 11:58 am (EST) on Aug 18, 2009

When we decided to put Fifty States Fiction together, about 7 or 8 of us collaborated on what rules to include. Cyderry (Cheli) is already in the European group but I've sent invitations to the other "founders."

I also added a post telling the Fifty States Fiction people about your group so some of them could join as well.

Are you envisioning threads about books set in various countries?

posted by lindapanzo at 5:31 pm (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

Hi: Thanks for the suggestions. I will have to look into these. I've read Kerstin Ekman's Under the Snow.

The Swedish mystery author I was thinking of is a husband/wife team--Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. I believe their sleuth is Martin Beck.

posted by lindapanzo at 4:21 pm (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

re:women writers fantasy or sci-fi... have you read Children of Men by P.D. James? It was one of my favorite reads this year. I enjoyed it better than the movie they made from it, but reaction seems to be 50/50 on that.

posted by VictoriaPL at 3:15 pm (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

I see that you're from Sweden. In Chicago, there's a large Swedish population and one family that owns a Swedish restaurant there has opened a Swedish restaurant in my small town, about an hour north of the city.

I've enjoyed the Swedish pancake with lingonberry and when I ordered eggs, the Limpa bread. The Swedish waitress was also telling us about the "naughty candy" that is for sale (can't remember what she called it).

Do you have any suggestions for Swedish mystery authors?

posted by lindapanzo at 2:38 pm (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

That sounds interesting so I joined in. Lately, it seems like more of my books are set in Europe than in the U.S.

I read a lot of mysteries so I could aim to read at least one from each country.

Thanks for putting this together.

posted by lindapanzo at 1:58 pm (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

Thank you! I do love to browse through people's libraries for interesting-looking new finds, so I hope I can provide some for you as well ;-)

posted by wandering_star at 8:45 am (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

It's great to hear about your work. If you're ever interested in seeing some plays from the more fringe-y theater scene, I'd be glad to hook you up.

posted by EdwardEinhorn at 3:23 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

Hej!

Ja, du dyker upp på vår radar med, det var så jag fick syn på ditt bibliotek. Jag brukar kolla med ett par månaders mellanrum för att se om några nya liknande bibliotek syns på horisonten.

Imagicon är inte så mycket en mässa utan snarare ett slags avslappnad litteraturkonferens. Lite som föredragsdelen av Bok & Bibliotek - paneldiskussioner, författarintervjuer, föredrag och sånt. Jag vet inte var i Stockholm du bor, men har du inte allt för långt till Skarpnäck kan jag rekommendera att titta in och se om det är något för dig.

Joyce är ett fynd jag gjorde för några år sedan. Jag hörde honom i en paneldiskussion på en sådan här sf-kongress i Skottland, köpte ett par böcker av honom för att se om han skrev lika bra som han pratade och blev stormförtjust. Lite grann av en brittisk magisk realist. Tål väl att jämföras med Angela Carter och Iain Banks' äldre icke-sf.

-j

posted by anglemark at 8:49 am (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

Hej Pepparkaksgubbe!

Får jag vara skamlös och försöka att intressera dig för följande evenemang?

www.imagicon.se

Även om detta skulle falla på hälleberget, så skulle jag vilja fråga om du har läst något av Graham Joyce? Att döma av din litteratursmak så tror jag att sannolikheten är stor att han skulle falla dig på läppen. Rekommenderas varmt!

Allt gott,

Johan A.

posted by anglemark at 8:24 am (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

Dramaturgy is a growing field in the United States in that the role of the dramaturg was almost unknown in this country until recently and now many theaters feel it is a requirement. Unfortunately there are very few paid full time positions in dramaturgy- hence the mix of work I do including research for attorneys. It sounds like it is similar. The big theaters can afford to have one on staff smaller theaters pay on a freelance basis, and similarly there is much debate over the role and function of the dramaturg.

Oh yes and Dame Muriel is splendid!

posted by Marensr at 12:40 pm (EST) on Aug 13, 2009

Hello GingerbreadMan, thank you for adding me to your interesting library list. I am happy to return the favor in spite of my not reading Swedish. You are the first dramaturg I have bumped into on Librarything and I am always pleased to meet another one. I also see we share a love for Tove Jansson and Amelie Nothomb. Cheers, Maren

posted by Marensr at 11:14 pm (EST) on Aug 11, 2009

Hello GBM,
Thank you for the reading tips. I have Black Water on hold at the library. I'll let you know as I read them. There is however, a list of titles before them.
Thank you again.
Tom

posted by thetom at 6:42 pm (EST) on Jul 21, 2009

Hello Ginger Bread Man,
I think you are the only person I've written to in the years I've been with Library Thing, but I am always looking for just the right book and I am a picky reader. Yes, I loved Sweetness as well and Light was excellent.
Any recommendations that you or your wife Ms Ginger Bread Man have would be greatly appreciated.
I am a huge fan of Scandanavian writer's and their dark, spare beautiful prose.
Thanks
Tom

posted by thetom at 1:53 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

Hello GBM,
You say that you are an, "...Omnivore with a special taste for the slightly twisted." You also list Torgny Lindgren as an author you've read. Then you must read one of the greatest books I've ever read, in English it is translated as "Hash." I love Lindgren and think this is his best work.
Thanks
Tom

posted by thetom at 8:58 pm (EST) on Jun 24, 2009

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