Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Born in 1961, Kjell West lives in Helsinki. He made his literary debut in 1986, and since then has published poetry, collections of short stories, and novels. His five great novels set in Helsinki in the twentieth century have established him as a leading name among today's Swedish-language writers in Finland. His international breakthrough came in 2006 with the novel D r vi en gang g tt (Where Once We Walked), which was translated into most major European languages and for which he was awarded the Finlandia Prize, Finland's most prestigious literary prize. His novel H gring 38 (The Wednesday Club) was awarded the Nordic Council award 2014.Thoughtful and knowledgeable ... An interesting and instructive book -- Jessica Mann Literary Review. An extremely impressive achievement Svenska Dagbladet A well-constructed, taut narrative that feels fresh, and as tense as a thriller. He has created a story that reaches out through time and space, but in which every component works towards the tragic, vaguely foreshadowed yet still unexpected climax Hufvudstadsbladet The Nordic region's most important interpreter of the grand themes of our political history, and how they have affected people's lives and thoughts. Sveriges Radio The Wednesday Club is a tense, gripping thriller ... a book one cannot put down or easily forget -- Mika Provata-Carlone Bookanista Extremely focused and tense: West has turned his talent for balanced, attractive storytelling to a sharper, snappier form of crime-writing Norrbottens Kurir