**NOW A MAJOR GLOBAL NETFLIX ADAPTATION** **THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** 'Written with heart and great appeal' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A coming-of-age-story to be loved everywhere in the world' FREDRIK BACKMAN, author of A MAN CALLED OVE 'Has struck a chord worldwide' NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ___________________________________________ The international sensation: the story of a young Sámi girl's coming-of-age, and a powerful fable about family, identity and justice Nine-year-old Elsa lives just north of the Arctic Circle. She and her family are Sámi - Scandinavia's indigenous people - and make their living herding reindeer. One morning when Elsa goes skiing alone, she witnesses a man brutally killing her reindeer calf, Nástegallu. Elsa recognises the man but refuses to tell anyone - least of all the Swedish police force - about what she saw. Instead, she carries her secret as a dark weight on her heart. Elsa comes of age fighting two wars: one within her community, where male elders expect young women to know their place; and against the ever-escalating wave of prejudice and violence against the Sámi. When Elsa finds herself the target of the man who killed her reindeer calf all those years ago, something inside of her finally breaks. The guilt, fear, and anger she's been carrying since childhood come crashing over her like an avalanche, and will lead Elsa to a final catastrophic confrontation.
Rachel Willson-Broyles Orden de los libros (cronológico)
Esta traductora se especializa en literatura escandinava, en particular obras suecas. Su pasión por Suecia y su idioma brilla en su meticulosa adaptación de estas historias para una audiencia de habla inglesa. Aporta emocionantes novelas de crimen y prosa sueca contemporánea a los lectores, ofreciendo una ventana única a la cultura escandinava. Sus traducciones invitan a los lectores a explorar narrativas cautivadoras con autenticidad y habilidad.





Una dulce venganza
- 384 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
Una historia rocambolesca que destapa la cara más corrupta y salvaje del mundillo del arte. Victor Svensson, un ambicioso sin escrúpulos, se casa con la hija de un multimillonario galerista en sus últimos momentos de vida. Tras la muerte del hombre, Victor engaña a su esposa y se apodera del negocio, satisfaciendo su ansia de dinero y poder. Sin embargo, la aparición de un hijo bastardo de Victor, fruto de una antigua relación, amenaza sus planes, y él no está dispuesto a permitirlo. A partir de aquí, se desarrolla una trama divertida de enredos que mezcla de forma sorprendente la realidad de las tribus masáis, la obra de la pintora Irma Stern, la figura de Hitler y el papel del arte en su destino, además de la sed de venganza de un joven sin nada que perder. La historia presenta a Ole Mbatian Jr., un guerrero masái; Kevin, su especie de hijo; Agneta, una exesposa agraviada y sin recursos; y Johan, un publicista de Estocolmo que ofrece servicios de venganza. Mientras Agneta y Kevin buscan vengarse del galerista que los ha perjudicado, esta novela divertida y filosófica se embarca en un viaje que abarca cinco continentes y presenta un elenco colorido de personajes, incluyendo una cabra llamada Molly y el Papa. Con toques de humor, se critican el colonialismo, la historia del arte y el capitalismo.
What's next for Allan Karlsson? Turns out this centenarian has a few more adventures in store . . . It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harboring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un. Yikes! Soon Allan and Julius are at the center of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Needless to say, things are about to get very, very complicated. Another hilarious, witty, and entertaining novel from bestselling author Jonas Jonasson that will have readers howling out-loud at the escapades and misfortunes of its beloved hundred-year-old hero Allan Karlsson and his irresistible sidekick Julius.
Hitman Anders and the meaning of it all
- 369 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
A madcap new novel from the author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO START AGAIN. AND AGAIN. It's always awkward when five thousand kronor goes missing. When it happens at a certain grotty hotel in south Stockholm, it's particularly awkward because the money belongs to the hitman currently staying in room seven. Per Persson, the hotel receptionist, just wants to mind his own business, and preferably not get murdered. Johanna Kjellander, temporarily resident in room eight, is a priest without a vocation, and, as of last week, without a parish. But right now she has two things at her disposal: an envelope containing five thousand kronor, and an excellent idea . . . Featuring one violent killer, two shrewd business brains and many crates of Moldovan red wine, Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All is an outrageously zany story with as many laughs as Jonasson's multimillion-copy bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.