The Gravity of Love
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
12 June 2019
Summary
The Beckomberga Blues: A Novel of Love and Madness
A dazzlingly inventive and acclaimed novel set in a Stockholm psychiatric hospital - by one of Sweden’s most exciting literary talents
“I’ll put my head in the oven so you know where I am,” he whispers, kissing her neck.
Jim - charming, captivating, much loved by his women friends - has attempted suicide several times. Over his period of incarceration at the Beckomberga hospital for the mentally unst…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857054784 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857054783 |
| Author: | Sara Stridsberg, Deborah Bragan-Turner |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 12 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Immersing herself in the story of psychology, Stridsberg revisits six decades of taboos, suffering and change. Her language never once succumbs to the macabre
As a critic, it is hard for me to find the words to describe Stridsberg’s prose … it is pure bliss - Politiken
Immersing herself in the story of psychology, Stridsberg revisits six decades of taboos, suffering and change. Her language never once succumbs to the macabre - Livres HebdoA beautiful novel. Beautiful because its metallic colours gleam like tinsel in the language, like silver foil wrapped around a piece of hashish - Dagens NyheterBrave and original, her steeliness a refreshing, if tough, alternative to sentimentality … A book which is courageous, intelligent and ultimately about making the best of life - Herald (Glasgow)About The Author
Sara Stridsberg
Sara Stridsberg, born in 1972, is a writer and playwright. Her first novel Happy Sally was published in 2004, and her break-through came two years later with the publication of The Faculty of Dreams, her second novel. Her latest novel, Darling River, was published in 2010. In addition to several important prizes she has been shortlisted to the prestigious August Prize three times, most recently in 2012 for her collection of plays, Medealand and other plays. Sara Stridsberg lives in Stockholm.
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