No one thought that “Perfection” would be a worldwide success - least of all the author Vincenzo Latronico. “I had not managed to finish a book in nine years, I was in lockdown in Berlin, had been diagnosed with a serious illness and started writing the book mostly as a way to keep myself busy,” he says.
EntertainmentThere will be no premiere of the opera "1984" at the Gothenburg Opera in October.
MusicWhen F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic "The Great Gatsby" is staged at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm, it will be to the tune of Jenny Wilson's music.
MusicGeorge Orwell's book "1984" was published in 1949. The book, and not least its title, has since become a symbol of dictatorships and surveillance societies. Raoul Peck's acclaimed documentary film "Orwell: 2+2=5" is about the book, its author, and its history.
TV & filmBig Brother is watching you - especially in Gothenburg. This autumn, the Gothenburg Opera will present an opera production of George Orwell's dystopian vision of the future.
MusicBea Uusma's "Vitön" became the best-selling book on Adlibris in 2025.
EntertainmentThe Canadian author Margaret Atwood's successful book "The handmaid's tale" ("The handmaid's story") is banned in school libraries in the province of Alberta in her home country.
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