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June 30, 2020

Crisis by Karin Boye

Translated by Amanda Doxtater Reviewed by Karen Langley When we think of Nordic fiction nowadays, we’re probably inevitably aware of the preponderance of Scandi-crime;…

February 20, 2020

Kallocain by Karin Boye

Translated by David McDuff Review by Karen Langley Our modern world often seems to be getting very close to a dystopian nightmare, and most…

June 22, 2017

Letters From Klara and Other Stories by Tove Jansson

Translated by Thomas Teal Reviewed by Kate Gardner This penultimate collection of Finnish literary giant Jansson’s short stories has taken 26 years to be…

August 8, 2016

The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson by Selma Lagerlöf

Translated by Paul Norlén Reviewed by Annabel We don’t feature many children’s books here at Shiny, but occasionally new editions of much-loved childhood favourites…

April 14, 2016

Maresi by Mari Turtschaninoff

Translated by Annie Prime Reviewed by Eleanor Franzen Maresi is thirteen or so. She lives in a fantastical realm on an island called Menos,…

October 8, 2015

The Living and the Dead in Winsford by Håkan Nesser

Translated by Laurie Thompson Reviewed by Gill Davies Håkan Nesser is a successful, award-winning Swedish crime writer best known for the Van Veeteren series of…

July 30, 2015

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

Translated by Alice Menzies Reviewed by Danielle Katarina Bivald’s The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is a ‘long cool sip of lemonade while lying in a…

July 21, 2015

Seacrow Island, and Mio, My Son by Astrid Lindgren

Reviewed by Lory Widmer Hess If you’ve been lucky enough to spend summers as a child in a special place, you know that they…

July 22, 2014

The Listener by Tove Jansson

Translated by Thomas Teal Reviewed by Simon Thomas It’s always interesting to see the genesis of a favourite writer. In Issue 1 of Shiny…

April 29, 2014

Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words by Boel Westin

Translated by Silvester Mazzarella Reviewed by Simon Thomas Tove Jansson is one of my very favourite authors, and I often recommend her to friends…

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