Cassi by Johanna Swanberg (2024)
admin Cassi is a thirty-seven-year-old woman who has been working as a head waiter with a sommelier training background in a Stockholm restaurant. She is engaged to Jarmo, a few years…
Swedish Fiction
Detaljerna (The Details) by Ia Genberg (2022)
Set mainly in Stockholm in the 1990s, the novel is narrated in the first person, each of its four chaptersdedicated to a different character who has somehow left an indelible…
Systrarna (The Sisters) by Jonas Hassen Khemiri (2023)
Jonas senses a deep connection with Evelyn that goes beyond shared culture. Later, his father reveals he donated sperm to the Mikkola sisters’ mother, adding another layer to their bond.…
Fakturan (The Invoice) by Jonas Karlsson (2011)
In Sweden, the narrator receives a large bill for over five million kronor. Assuming it is a mistake he goes about his life, working in a video store. Eventually he…
Jävla karlar (Bad Men) by Andrev Walden (2023)
This novel is an engaging, albeit perplexing and disconcerting read, leaving readers with a bittersweet aftertaste. Primarily, the book delves into Walden’s exploration of his identity through the lens of…