Domestic fiction books from Sweden
Recommended domestic fiction books (3)
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If you are into domestic fiction here are some domestic fiction books from Sweden for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Hyper by Agri Ismaïl SV
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En uppslukande och skarp roman om en kurdisk familjs sönderfall, med finanskrisen 2008 som fond.I skydd av natten flyr Rafiq Kermanj Teheran med sin fru Xezal och deras tre barn. Rafiq försöker bygga ett nytt liv åt sin familj i London, men förlamas av allt han har förlorat.I vuxen ålder går de tre syskonen skilda vägar. Äldste sonen Mohammed stannar i London och söker sig till den brutala finansbranschen. Siver, dottern i familjen, försvinner in i ett olyckligt äktenskap i Bagdad. Yngsta sonen Laika drar sig undan till en tillvaro helt levd online. Från en visningslägenhet vid Manhattans Wall... continue
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Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman EN
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove shares an irresistible and moving collection of heartfelt, humorous essays about fatherhood, providing his newborn son with the perspective and tools he’ll need to make his way in the world. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the “firsts” that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn’t shy away from revealing... continue
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When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén EN
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD • A profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man’s attempts to mend his relationship with his son before it’s too late: an emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, dogs, and atonement that is already an international sensation. "One of those ‘you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love’ books.” —Fredrik Backman, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, in The New Yorker “A powerful, sneakily emotional meditation on life and death, and the foundational re... continue