Tag: Novel
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Madame Bovary – bored and unfaithful housewife
Gustave Flaubert's novel from 1856 revolves around the newly married Emma Bovary who devours bad novels, cheats on her husband, neglects her only child and is a true shopaholic. All because she is bored. The novel caused a scandal when it came out; Flaubert was put on trial on charges of offending public morals. Guest:…
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Author's evening by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Lilja Sigurðardóttir received distinction as artist of the city of Kópavogsbær 2023–2024. On this occasion, he is planning a program of events related to the crime novel. On Thursday, a meeting with the writer will be held at the municipal library in Kópavogur. It will concern the author's crime books published in Polish. The event…
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Sami Said – about obsessions, escape and the power of the pen
Sami Said came to Sweden as a ten-year-old, after his parents originally fled from Eritrea. Once in Sweden, he found reading, and then writing. And when his debut novel Very rarely nice released in 2012 stunned critics and readers alike. Since then, his books have continued to fascinate and be celebrated. He has been awarded…
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Snowy Helsinki becomes a hot Chinese love story
These filming locations have included Eliel Square and near the Storyville restaurant. The Chinese TV drama “Amidst a Snowstorm of Love” captures a large audience with an expected viewership of tens of millions. For the production, a large crew of more than a hundred people was brought to Finland from China, along with sophisticated stage…
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A new novel by the authors of Whispers of Stones
Islands of the White Sun is a new novel series, the first volume of which is titled “Baldur” went on sale today. The action takes place on the Reykjanes Peninsula, but the authors also take us to the Low Beskid Mountains, where there is an uncomfortable truth hidden in the heroes' past. “Baldur” is a…
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A new novel by the authors of Whispers of Stones
Islands of the White Sun is a new novel series, the first volume of which is titled “Baldur” went on sale today. The action takes place on the Reykjanes Peninsula, but the authors also take us to the Low Beskid Mountains, where there is an uncomfortable truth hidden in the heroes' past. “Baldur” is a…
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The Stranger – about finding meaning in a meaningless world
In Albert Camus's “The Stranger” the story is told coldly about the young man Mersault, who doesn't seem to care about anything. Neither about love nor his mother's death. By chance he becomes a murderer and then questions are raised about truth, justice and responsibility. The book is considered one of the most influential throughout…
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The Glass Cup – about a misunderstood perfectionist
The autobiographical novel Glaskupan, about a lost 20-year-old in New York, was published in 1963, without much success. A month later, the writer, the 30-year-old mother of two Sylvia Plath killed herself in a macabre way. Since then, the myth about her and the novel The Glass Cup have taken on an almost symbolic function,…
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Sigge Eklund acts as director: “Actors are a bit of a pack
Podcast profile and entrepreneur Sigge Eklund is a guest in P4 Extra on Friday afternoon. Eklund is current with his new novel “The Group” – hear him talk about the work on the book and also the job as a TV series director.
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Lapland’s cool summers are a novelty, the tourism industry says
According to Lapland’s tourism industry, tourists increasingly want to cool down in the summer.
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Research reveals how lack of sleep can damage the brain
Research in mice reveals an important protein whose levels decrease with sleep deprivation, ultimately leading to nerve cell damage. The hippocampus, an area of the brain associated with memory and learning, is particularly sensitive to the effects of sleep deprivation. Previous studies have shown that sleep loss can damage the brain, but understanding the specific…
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Jakobsdóttir and Jónsson’s novel reviewed in the American media
The crime novel “Reykjavík” by Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Ragnar Jónasson is receiving favorable reviews in the most important media. The book was recently featured in the New York Times and New York Post and has previously been praised by mainstream media in the UK and the Nordic countries. “‘Reykjavík’ has a fast-paced plot, with unique…
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The servicemen’s dinner service is getting a makeover
The Finnish army’s novelty offer includes protein bars and baguettes.
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1 of 3. Later by Stephen King
Trembling by Stephen King, read by Joel Valois. A best-selling author has died suddenly. He has left behind an unfinished book script – the novel that would save nine-year-old Jamie and his mother from financial disaster. In desperation, mother and son drive to the author’s remote house. Also with them is mother’s girlfriend who will…
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Jan Guillou: My mission is complete
IN Jan Guillous two recent novels something new has arisen. “The One Who Killed the Hell’s Angels”, which came out last year, and the new novel “Possible Intent: To Kill the Local Gangsters”. The novels are partly political thrillers where the aging journalist Erik Ponti fights organized crime together with the well-known fictional character Carl…
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The low-key love’s revenge
Sometimes the very idea of the dizzying, conflict-filled and even depressive love can cause it for us. — When I was asked to write a text about love in the present day, I thought, what can I say that no one has already said about love? I took down all novels, books, music about love,…
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Nora Khalil
The debut novel “Yani” is about young friendship, loss and belonging in the teenage universe of the suburbs. The book was nominated for the August Prize for its low-key, accurate depiction of life in the Stockholm suburb of Alby. The sequel “Abow” came in May. Nora Khalil has been a finalist in the Town’s best…
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Lina Wolff
She is described as a writer who writes absurd, brutal and breathtakingly suggestive. Her novels have received rave reviews, most recently “Djävulsgreppet”. For the breakthrough novel “The polyglot lovers” was awarded Lina Wolff The August Prize and for “Meat Time” she received Aftonbladet’s literature prize. Her books have been translated into 23 languages. Lina Wolff…
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Agneta Pleijel – approaching the second act of life
Her life can be divided into two acts. A first act in which Agneta Pleijel, playwright and former head of culture at Aftonbladet, mostly existed for others. Adapted to the demands of the environment, accepted the woman’s lot. And a second act, where she dares to take her place and do what she herself most…
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Mikael Berglund’s “Ovanjorden” wins Sveriges Radio’s Novel Prize
Author Mikael Berglund’s book “Ovanjorden” wins Sveriges Radio’s Novel Prize 2023, it was just announced in P1 Kultur Direkt. Berglund, born in 1977, debuted in 2015 with the acclaimed novel An object’s story of non-response“Overworld” is his third in a row. Nominees for the Novel Prize were also: “Björnjägarens dötter” by Anneli Jordahl, “Natten” by…
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Boiling frog syndrome – a study of violence in Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir’s debut novel
Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir is an Icelandic writer living in Reykjavik. She belongs to the poetry collective Impostor Poets, she has published three collections of poetry. Magma is her first novel. Lilja’s story immediately broke into the minds of readers. Thanks to Jacek Godek’s translation, we have the opportunity to get to know it in Polish. Þóra…
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Evin Ahmad – Shakespeare, Snabba Cash and the inner witch
Evin Ahmad (b. 1990) has appeared on the screen and the theater stage for half his life. After drama school, she releases her debut novel, appears in acclaimed TV series and wins awards for her acting efforts. But the feelings of guilt are great at the same time – for being the one who got…
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Ann-Helén Laestadius – Sami writer without forgiveness
In 2016, her novel Tio over ett won the August prize for best children’s and youth book. Dressed in black, Ann-Helén Laestadius chose to begin her acceptance speech in Sami and Meänkieli, two languages that shaped her, but which she never got to learn as a child. Her mother was sent to a nomadic school…
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Jónasson awarded the Literary Prize of Palle Rosenkrantz
In addition to Ragnar Jónasson and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, the The Palle Rosenkrantz has also been awarded to authors such as Ian Rankin, Peter Høeg, Jo Nesbö, John le Carré, Philip Kerr and Minnette Walters. The awards were presented today in Denmark at the Crime Fiction Festival Krimimessen. Ragnar Jónasson received the award for the best…
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Book circle: Kerstin Ekman’s “Händelser vid vatten” highly topical again through the TV series
In Lundström’s Book Radio you can hear the actor Marie Goranzon and the comedian and actor Olof Wretling in the book circle we did a couple of years ago about the novel: How do they read “Händelser vid vatten”? There were three programs then in 2020, but now we get to hear a new, shorter…
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Performance Preview: Different surroundings, but the same high level of quality from a playwright who knows his technique
Not all stories set on Mars are like ‘War of the Worlds’, the classic HG Wells novel written in the 1890s that changed the way we thought about outer space forever. Granted, some are just as far-fetched, like ‘Total Recall’, while others are more realistic, like the recent Ridley Scott film ‘The Martian’. But rarely…
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RIGHT NOW: The black hole in the middle of the Milky Way was photographed for the first time
A new groundbreaking novelty is expected to be presented today on the black hole in the center of the Milky Way. You must have used the so-called “Event Horizon” telescope to capture the image and can prove very old theories through it. Hear Ekot’s experts comment on the incident in the player above.
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Greta Garbo – the mysterious movie icon
The editorial staff of this section consists of: Cecilia Düringer – host Elina Perdahl – script and research Mårten Andersson – producer Pablo Leiva Wenger – stage narrator Julia Öjbrandt – sound design and final mix Also participating is Ellen Mattson. Author of The winter treea novel about Greta Garbo’s life. Want to know more…
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‘A Man Called Otto’ with Tom Hanks in the lead role gets a holiday premiere date
Washington [US]February 19 (ANI): Sony has announced the release date of the upcoming movie “A Man Called Otto” starring Tom Hanks. The film is directed by Marc Foster with a screenplay by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee and will hit theaters on December 25, 2022. The film was sold earlier this month after a bidding…
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Gina Dirawi – is finally whole
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the mask of the public in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Hannah Engberg. Contact: [email protected] About Gina Dirawi The host and artist Gina Dirawi was born and raised in Sundsvall. She had her big breakthrough as a…
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Another book by a Polish woman living in Iceland. This time it’s a crime story!
The first novel by Katie Davis (the author is hiding under this pseudonym) was a dystopia aimed at young adults. This time, the writer reached for a different genre and created a classic crime novel. The main heroes of the story are detectives brothers Michael and Philip Taylor, who enjoy recognition and have opinions who…
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1 of 4. Reine Brynolfsson reads Tritonus by Kjell Westö
Reine Brynolfsson reads Tritonus by Kjell Westö We follow Thomas Brander and neighbor Reidar Lindell during an autumn, winter and summer in the Finnish archipelago. Two men slowly approaching each other and, perhaps, finding friendship. Tritonus, the musical term for the dissonant devil interval, runs like a tone throughout the novel. Kjell Westö writes with…
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Mikael Niemi
Mikael Niemi broke through in 2000 with the August Prize-winning “Popular Music from Vittula” which is about growing up in Tornedalen in the 60s and 70s. His latest book “Koka björn” is a detective story with the preacher Lars-Levi Læstadius in the lead role. Mikael Niemi has written several novels, youth books, drama and poetry.…