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The Helios Disaster

Author: Linda Boström Knausgård

Translated from the original Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles

2017 Longlist

The Helios Disaster, a modern myth, is a unique, wonderfully written story about the relationship between men and gods, fathers and daughters, heaven and earth. A twelve year-old girl, born out of her father’s head like the goddess Athena, ends up in a foster home, starts to speak in tongues and is finally committed to a psychiatric institution. All this time, she dreams of seeing her father again. When they finally find each other, they run away together. Who are the girl and her father?

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About the Author

Linda Boström Knausgård, a Swedish author and a poet, made her critical breakthrough in 2011 with the short-story collection Grand Mal. The Helios Disaster, her first novel, was awarded the Mare Kandre Award.

Librarian’s Comments

This novel is an intense exploration of the troubled existence of a young woman, written in a poetic, original language. Haunting.

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Author

Linda Boström Knausgård

Country

SE

Nominating Library

Deichmanske Bibliotek, Norway, Oslo

Publisher

The Netherlands, World Editions

Translation

Translated from the original Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles

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