Son of Svea
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Son of Svea by Lena Andersson
Ragnar Johansson is born in 1932, a transformative moment in Swedish history. He has Swedish social democracy flowing through his veins - convinced it lifted humankind out of the dark ages and into modernity, he cherishes it. At times Ragnar despises his mother, Svea, whose perpetual baking, scrubbing, and canning represent the poverty of the peasantry. Ragnar, for his part, hails the efficiency of washing machines and prefab food. Once he has children himself, he raises them in accordance with his values, standing in the ski track supporting his daughter Elsa as she works hard to become one of the best skiers in the country. While Svea is a relic of the past, Elsa represents hope for the future. In time, however, Ragnar realizes that the world is changing. Is his golden age coming to an end? In Son of Svea, Lena Andersson offers a characteristically funny, wise, and moving family chronicle about the social transformations that unite and divide us, and about finding the courage to be true to oneself.
Lena Andersson is a columnist for Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's largest morning paper. Considered one of the country's sharpest contemporary analysts, she writes about politics, society, culture, religion, and other topics. Her fifth novel and English-language debut, Willful Disregard, was awarded the 2013 August Prize, Sweden's highest literary honor.
Sarah Death has translated nearly forty books, including Lena Andersson's earlier novel Willful Disregard. She has twice won the George Bernard Shaw Prize for translation from Swedish, and in 2014 she was inducted into the Royal Order of the Polar Star for services to Swedish literature.
Sarah Death has translated nearly forty books, including Lena Andersson's earlier novel Willful Disregard. She has twice won the George Bernard Shaw Prize for translation from Swedish, and in 2014 she was inducted into the Royal Order of the Polar Star for services to Swedish literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781635420043 |
| ISBN 10 | 1635420040 |
| Titel | Son of Svea |
| Autor | Lena Andersson |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Other Press LLC |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2022-02-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 288 |
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