Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: History, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9780141994499
Published: November 2022
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 816
Format: Paperback
RRP 505.00

Osebol

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About the book

A SUNDAY TELEGRAPH AND GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF SWEDEN'S AUGUST PRIZE
WINNER OF THE WARWICK PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN TRANSLATION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE

'Osebol is a magnificent success; it is hard to imagine it better ... Kapla is a magician ... mesmerizing' Sara Wheeler, TLS
'A simple, pared-back and down-to-earth masterpiece' James Rebanks
'We listen to them like something caught on the wind ... so moving and so strangely beckoning' Nicci Gerrard, Observer
'[Among] the year's most pleasing books' Rishi Dastidar, Guardian, Books of the Year
'Engrossing and humbling and quietly revelatory' Max...

About the Author

Marit Kapla

Marit Kapla

Marit Kapla grew up in Osebol in the 1970s. She has since served as a Creative Director for the Gothenburg Film Festival, and now works as one of two editors at the Swedish cultural magazine Ord & Bild. Osebol, her first book, was awarded Sweden's prestigious August Prize in 2019.

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Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Peter Graves was born in Wales. He studied German and Swedish at the University of Aberdeen and later taught Scandinavian languages, literature and culture at the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh. He has been awarded a number of prizes for his translation work.

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