Nordic Fauna
$27.97
- Paperback
- Release Date
18 February 2021
Summary
A train stops on the tracks in the middle of the night and a lone woman steps out, following a call from deep in the forest.
In these six richly imagined short stories, Andrea Lundgren explores a liminal space where the town meets the wilderness and human consciousness meets something more animalistic. From foxes to blue whales to angels, the creatures that roam through these stories spark a desire for something more in their human counterparts: a longing for transformation. Whether d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781908670632 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1908670630 |
| Author: | Andrea Lundgren, John Litell |
| Publisher: | Peirene Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Peirene Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 125mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘A magical realist universe where anything can happen and not much can be explained.’ Vi Laaser; ‘Mesmeric…These are fascinating, haunting stories that stay with the reader.’ Alex Fleming, Swedish Book Review; ‘Magical realism and environmental poetry spiced with elements of horror in the spirit of Jon Ajvide Lindqvist.’ göteborgs-posten
Andrea Lundgren
Andrea Lundgren was born in 1986 and grew up in Boden, in the far north of Sweden. Her debut novel, In the Belly of Heavy Winters, was published in 2010, followed by her second novel Glupahungern in 2014. Nordic Fauna is her first short story collection, published in 2018 and shortlisted for the prestigious Svenska Dagbladet’s Literature Award 2018. This is her first work to be translated into English.
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