Lena Andersson

A novel of heartbreak told with intellectual rigor. It gripped me from first page to last. Fantastic!' Alice Sebold, the author of The Lovely Bones When Ester Nilsson meets the actor Olof Sten, she falls madly in love. Olof makes no secret of being married, but he and Ester nevertheless start to meet regularly and begin to conduct a strange dance of courtship. Olof insists he doesn't plan to leave his wife, but he doesn't object to this new situation either . . . it's far too much fun. Ester, on the other hand, is convinced that things might change. But as their relationship continues over repeated summers of distance, and winters of heated meetings in bars, she is forced to realize the truth: Ester Nilsson has become a mistress. To read Acts of Infidelity is to dive inside the mind of a brilliant, infuriating friend - Ester's and Olof's entanglements and arguments are the stuff of relationship nightmares. Cutting, often cruel, and written with razor-sharp humour, Lena Andersson's novel is clever, painful, maddening, but most of all perfectl

From one of Swedens most astute cultural critics, a razor-sharp comedy of the progress and ruin of the industrial welfare state, told through the story of a single family.Ragnar Johansson is born in 1932, a transformative moment in Swedish history. He has Swedish social democracy flowing through his veinsconvinced it lifted humankind out of the dark ages and into modernity, he cherishes it. At times Ragnar despises his mother, Svea, whose perpetual baking, scrubbing, and canning represent the poverty of the peasantry. Ragnar, for his part, hails the efficiency of washing machines and prefab food. Once he has children himself, he raises them in accordance with his values, standing in the ski track supporting his daughter Elsa as she works hard to become one of the best skiers in the country. While Svea is a relic of the past, Elsa represents hope for the future. In time, however, Ragnar realizes that the world is changing. Is his golden age coming to an end? In Son of Svea, Lena Andersson offers a characteristically funny, wise, and moving family chronicle about the social transformations that unite and divide us, and about finding the courage to be true to oneself.

« Elle se dit : c’est le moment de dire non et de m’éloigner la tête haute.Elle se dit : c’est le moment de partir sans me retourner.Elle lui emboîta le pas. »Pourquoi n’appelle-t-il pas ? Est-il sub

Gripped me like an airport read . . . perfect. Lena DunhamLena Anderssons Wilful Disregard is a story of the heart written with bracing intellectual rigor. It is a stunner, pure and simple. Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely BonesWinner of the August Prize 2013On the day that Ester Nilsson, a poet and a sensible person in a sensible relationship, meets renowned artist Hugo Rask, her rational world begins to unravel. Leaving her boyfriend and her past behind, Ester embarks on what is sure to be the greatest love story of her life.Its a shame no one else agrees.

A novel of heartbreak told with intellectual rigor. It gripped me from first page to last. Fantastic!Alice Sebold, the author of The Lovely BonesWhen Ester Nilsson meets the actor Olof Sten, she falls madly in love.Olof makes no secret of being married, but he and Ester nevertheless start to meet regularly and begin to conduct a strange dance of courtship. Olof insists he doesnt plan to leave his wife, but he doesnt object to this new situation either . . . its far too much fun.Ester, on the other hand, is convinced that things might change. But as their relationship continues over repeated summers of distance, and winters of heated meetings in bars, she is forced to realize the truth: Ester Nilsson has become a mistress.To read Acts of Infidelity is to dive inside the mind of a brilliant, infuriating friend Esters and Olofs entanglements and arguments are the stuff of relationship nightmares. Cutting, often cruel, and written with razor-sharp humour, Lena Anderssons novel is clever, painful, maddening, but most of all perfectly, precisely true.

Ester Nilsson, una escriptora de 31 anys, rep l'encàrrec de preparar una conferència sobre l'artista Hugo Rask. La setmana que dedica a preparar-la és el temps que triga a enamorar-se'n, o obsessiona

¿Somos nosotros mismos cuando nos enamoramos?«Se han escrito miles de novelas sobre el amor, y esta es una de las mejores que he leído. Tienes que leerla si estás enamorado, si alguna vez lo has esta

Vuelve el fenómeno escandinavo: Lena Andersson y la afilada secuela de Apropiación indebidaUNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DE 2020 SEGÚN JOT DOWN«Una escritora impresionante.»TimesLiterarySupplement«Una

¿Somos nosotros mismos cuando nos enamoramos? «Se han escrito miles de novelas sobre el amor, y esta es una de las mejores que he leído. Tienes que leerla si estás enamorado, si alguna vez lo has es

Vuelve el fenómeno escandinavo:Lena Andersson y la afilada secuela de Apropiación indebida UNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DE 2020 SEGÚN JOT DOWN «Una escritora impresionante.»Times Literary Supplement «