Short story books set in Sweden (4)


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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from t... continue

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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman EN

Rating: 4 (12 votes)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Paints the portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories and his family's efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.

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Let the Old Dreams Die by John Ajvide Lindqvist EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Continues the story of Oskar and Eli from the author's "Let the Right One In," and includes "Equinox," in which a woman makes a disturbing discovery while taking care of her vacationing neighbor's house.

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The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
In a hilarious short story from New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control. Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and ins... continue