| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
361 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / John-Henri Holmberg -- Reunion / Tove Alsterdal -- He liked his hair / Rolf and Cilla Börjlind -- Never in real life / Åke Edwardson -- In our darkened house / Inger Frimansson -- Paul's last summer / Eva Gabrielsson -- The ring / Anna Jansson -- The mail run / Åsa Larsson -- Brain power / Stieg Larsson -- An unlikely meeting / Henning Mankell and Håkan Nesser -- An alibi for Señor Banegas / Magnus Montelius -- Something in his eyes / Dag Öhrlund -- Day and night my keeper be / Malin Persson Giolito -- The multi-millionaire / Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö -- Diary Braun / Sara Stridsberg -- Revenge of the virgin / Johan Theorin -- Maitreya / Veronica von Schenck -- Too late shall the sinner awaken / Katarina Wennstam. |
| Summary |
"Containing seventeen stories, never before published in English, 'A Darker Shade of Sweden' illuminates this beguiling country and its inhabitants as never before. Included are stories from such Swedish literary luminaries as: Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, Asa Larsson, and Eva Gabrielsson."--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Short stories, Swedish -- Translations into English.
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Detective and mystery stories.
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Noir fiction.
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Short stories -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Holmberg, John-Henri, 1949- editor of compilation, translator.
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| ISBN |
9780802122438 hardcover |
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0802122434 hardcover |
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