The Fly Trap

Charming, witty and original … a sly challenge to virtually every contemporary orthodoxy – Patrick Barkham * Guardian *Its joy lies in Sjöberg’s loose-limbed prose … at once whimsical and yet laden with erudition and a deep feeling for the natural world and our place in it * Financial Times *Delightful, at once informative and often humorously digressive … a humane man of wide-ranging curiosity, Sjöberg writes with infectious passion * Independent *Subtle, convincing … Sjöberg thrives in the indistinct boundary between science and literature * New Scientist *A quirky tapestry … an enjoyable if wayward tale * Ecologist *Entertaining …iconoclastic … the writing is whimsical, digressive and pleasingly devoid of anything too weighty or purposeful – Richard Coniff * Wall Street Journal *

Fredrik Sjöberg collects hoverflies on the island of Runmarö, in the archipelago east of Stockholm. He is also a literary critic, translator, cultural columnist and the author of several books, including The Fly Trap and The Raisin King, which form a trilogy with The Art of Flight.