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Carl-Johan Vallgren
Carl-Johan Vallgren (born 1964 in Linköping) grew up in the small Swedish town of Falkenberg. Vallgren has published several novels and collections of short stories. His breakthrough came with his seventh book "The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot", which was awarded the August Prize in 2002.
Vallgren has written two plays and released seven music abums. His books have been translated into 25 languages and have topped best-seller lists in Germany and Poland.
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Book presentations
The Merman
A story about the darkness that lives in all humans, even though most of us try to deny it.
The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercule Barefoot
A modern interpretation of the classic fairytale "The Beauty and the Beast"
Documents Concerning Rubashov the Gambler
An exposé over European history in the twentieth century, sometimes ironic, burlesque or even sad.
Publications
The Merman
by Carl-Johan Vallgren
A story about the darkness that lives in all humans, even though most of us try to deny it.
The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercule Barefoot
by Carl-Johan Vallgren
A modern interpretation of the classic fairytale "The Beauty and the Beast"
Documents Concerning Rubashov the Gambler
by Carl-Johan Vallgren
An exposé over European history in the twentieth century, sometimes ironic, burlesque or even sad.
Books of special interest
The Merman
by Carl-Johan Vallgren
A story about the darkness that lives in all humans, even though most of us try to deny it.
Echoes from the Dead
by Johan Theorin
This is the first novel in the author’s planned quartet of books taking place on the Swedish island of Öland.
New Collected Poems
by Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas Tranströmer is the 2011 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature. This books contains his collected work from his debut in 1954 with "17 Poems" to his most recent publications.
Children's books
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
by Selma Lagerlöf
“The Wonderful Adventures of Nils”, written in 1906 to 1907, came to be when Selma Lagerlöf was asked to write a book that could teach Swedish geography to school children.
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking lives alone in the big house “Villekulla“. Her father is busy pirating at sea and ruling as king of Kurrekurredutt Isle. But she is not lonely, as she has her friends Tommy and Annika, her horse Little buddy and her monkey Mr. Nilsson.
Bridget and the Moose Brothers
by Pija Lindenbaum
Bridget is all alone. She wants a sibling. A small one who can fit in her doll bed. Or maybe a big brother. Outside her building she meets the moose brothers and invites them to her room, having big plans to become their little sister.
When Owen's Mom Breathed Fire
by Pija Lindenbaum
Owen´s mom is always very busy. Every morning she is in a great hurry to get Owen up and to school and herself to work. But one day she has been turned into a big dragon and no longer knows how to be a mum.
The Diamond Mystery
by Martin Widmark
The first part in the popular series about Jerry and Maya, the children who are running their very own detective agency.
The Literary Magazine lists
New Collected Poems
by Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas Tranströmer is the 2011 Nobel Prize laureate in Lit...
I Die, But the Memory Lives On
by Henning Mankell
A nonfictional fable about a growing tradition in countries in...
The Man from Beijing
by Henning Mankell
On a freezing day in January, a body is found in the snow in t...
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Current reveiws
Absolutely astounding. Nobel consideration should be given
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The best thriller I've read for a long long time!
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