A satire of the rapidly changing society of the 1870s, it was Strindberg's first novel and marked his literary breakthrough. It contains some of the great set-piece scenes in Swedish... Læs mere
This anthology showcases the scope of current research by early-career scholars in Scandinavian Studies. The essays explore how the North has been imagined and mediated as 'home' in literature, historiography, language and the arts.
Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey through Sweden (1906–07) is truly unique. Starting life as a commissioned school reader designed to present the geography of Sweden to nine-year-olds, it quickly won the international fame and popularity it still enjoys over a century later.
"Originally published in Icelandic by Forlagi under the title of Gunnlaar saga (Reykjavik, 1987)"--T.p. verso.
This volume contains Brogger's autobiographical meditation "A Fighting Pig's Too Tough to Eat", and a selection of essays from the past twenty years, showing her development from social rebel to iconoclast and visionary.
In an intricate study of relationships in which marriage is the only respectable career for a woman. Sophie, the youngest of four daughters of a cynical and... Læs mere
The Löwensköld Ring (1925) is the first volume of the trilogy considered to have been Selma Lagerlöf's last work of prose fiction.
One August day in 2008 a Norwegian Labour Party MP is discovered in a remote cabin, together with four of his family and friends, all with their throats slit. This unprecedented crime sends... Læs mere
46 sider, paperback. A play. Karlsen is a down-on-his-luck private investigator looking for work. When the only job on offer is a contract killing, Karlsen agrees despite his lack of... Læs mere
Penwoman is the classic novel about the Swedish women's suffrage movement.