"Trophy" by Gaea Schoeters
Belgian author Schoeters often writes about global power relations, and so does this novel about a man on a trophy hunt in Africa. It has been called "a kind of literary ghost" of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and has sold 200,000 copies in Germany.
"Crib" by Marit Kapla
In Kapla's latest choral work, maternity care is given a place for once, as she twists and turns around childbirth, drawing on her own preeclampsia 24 years ago.
"Enlightened Stone" by Johannes Anyuru
What does it mean to be human when crimes against humanity continue to occur before our eyes, Johannes Anyuru asks with poetic sharpness, based on his six acclaimed essays about the events in Gaza.
"Antarctica" by Claire Keegan
Her books have been called rare and precious as diamonds. Now Swedish readers can finally get to know Keegan's debut book, a collection of short stories about human longing.
“The Physics of Sadness” by Georgi Gospodinov
Labyrinthine and philosophical memoirs are his signature. Here Gospodinov returns to his upbringing in communist Bulgaria, with reflections on family, socialism and desire.
“Saivo” by Linnea Axelsson
After "Aednan", Axelsson is now releasing another epic, set after Chernobyl. Friends Nina and Rosa's friendship is tested by a land conflict when nuclear waste is to be disposed of.
"Night Season" by Karolina Ramqvist
A successful actor will play a scorned girl, but above all, Ramqvist is dealing with an uncertain time, marked by rumors of war and rising tension.
"Music from a blue well" by Torborg Nedreaas
After the critically acclaimed "Nothing Grows in the Moonlight", which was reissued in Sweden, the second part of the coming-of-age story about Herdis Hauge now comes. It depicts a young girl's longing for belonging, in the shadow of war.
"The Underground Library" by Hanna Nordenhök
Here, Nordenhök evokes a devastated landscape and, with poetically condensed language, raises questions about love and belonging in a dystopian time.
“The Twenty-One Heirs of the Mine” by Jocelyne Saucier
An eccentric family in a mining community comes together and a secret is revealed. Canadian Saucier reflects on the poor rural areas of Quebec and delves into how a family drama can have repercussions for a lifetime.
"The Wild Detectives" by Roberto Bolaño
A cult novel is being republished, with a revised translation and foreword by Lina Wolff. About a group of poets who want to change both poetry and the world.
Facts: Three lyrical gems
"The Assisi Manifesto" by Natasha Kanapé Fontaine.
A voice from the younger generation of Indigenous artists who write about colonialism, environmental destruction, and a landscape populated by women.
"Cling" by Hanna Rajs
After Raj's book about the loss of her mother, she is back with a book about trying to hold on to someone or something.
“The Calf” by Aya Kanbar
A version of Patrick Süskind's "Perfume", where Kanbar depicts lesbian love and passion - in Paris.
