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posted by anglemark at 4:39 am (EST) on Aug 20, 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_Dagerm...
posted by anglemark at 2:29 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2009
sorry for this very late reply. It's the summer holiday season here in Sweden, and I tend to spend more time in various cottages in the country side than home in front of a computer...
As for Scandinavian writers there's always the problem that a lot doesn't get translated into english. I'm not sure who of these authors you might find in english, but I think they should all be worth checking out at least. I've tried to stay a little bit in the same landscape as Lindgren:
Kerstin Ekman is translated into english, that much I know. "Blackwater" is a good place to start.
Sara Lidman is moving very much in the same landscape as T. Lindgren, but I think she's better. Don't know if she's available in english.
Per Olov Enquist might be available in english. Check out "Captain Nemo's library" especially.
John Ajvide Lindqvist is making a name for himself internationally with "Let the right one in" a vampire novel set in a drab swedish suburb. It's got a lot of that swedish flavour but is also a grt horror book.
Jerker Virdborg might not be translated into english, but I hope he is. All of his books are amazing.
Best of luck!
GingerbreadMan
posted by GingerbreadMan at 9:23 am (EST) on Jul 13, 2009
I'm a lover of O'Brian aswell as it happens - just haven't got abround to him in my listings yet (I go shelf by shelf...)
Best, GingerbreadMan
posted by GingerbreadMan at 3:46 am (EST) on Jun 26, 2009