Tag: Sweden

Fiction, Translation

Something Old, Something New: Two Novels by Therese Bohman (a #WITMonth post)

The weekend before last an Indie Book Flea was held outside of the Brooklyn Public Library.  I was there with Lori from TNBBC because, let’s be honest, we’re geeks who live for that kind of thing.  There was a bunch of great publishers and chapbook presses there and I ended up buying from quite a few of them – Seven Stories, One Story, Ugly Duckling … Continue reading Something Old, Something New: Two Novels by Therese Bohman (a #WITMonth post)

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Fiction, Review Copy, Translation

Drowned by Therese Bohman (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)

Stella lives in Skåne, a small town in rural Sweden, with her boyfriend Gabriel. Gabriel is devastatingly attractive, a successful novelist and 15+ years Stella’s senior. Marina is Stella’s younger sister.  She attends University in Stockholm and is in a stalled romantic relationship. Everything about Stella’s life appears to be  organized and picture perfect – she and Gabriel live in a beautiful “yellow wooden house” … Continue reading Drowned by Therese Bohman (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)

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Audio, Fiction, Mystery, Translation

“Men Who Hate Women”… maybe it loses something in translation? (Audio Book)

Mikael Blomkvist, the hero of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (originally titled Men Who Hate Women… catchy, huh?) is living a male mid-life crisis fantasy.  Despite being an indifferent father, he maintains a good relationship with both his ex-wife and daughter.  His lovers (we meet five during the course of the narrative) make no demands on his time, fidelity or affection.  He … Continue reading “Men Who Hate Women”… maybe it loses something in translation? (Audio Book)

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