Blackwater
1997 Nominated

Blackwater

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Terrible events long buried in Annie Raft’s memory surface when she encounters her daughter in the arms of a man she believes responsible for a murder committed long before in the Swedish wilderness. Her search for the truth leads the reader into the darker recesses of modern Swedish society and Annie into personal danger. A taut, psychologically insightful thriller.

Original title in Swedish Händelser vid vatten, Albert Bonniers Forlag (1993)

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Kerstin
Ekman

Kerstin Ekman is one of Sweden's most prominent novelists. She was born in 1933 and has written 17 novels, which have been awarded numerous prizes and have been widely translated.
Kerstin Ekman is one of Sweden's most prominent novelists. She was born in 1933 and has written 17 novels, which have been awarded numerous prizes and have been widely translated.

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Joan
Tate

Joan Tate née Eames (23 September 1922 – 6 June 2000) was a British writer and translator, translating works by many leading Swedish and other Scandinavian language writers into English.

Joan Tate née Eames (23 September 1922 – 6 June 2000) was a British writer and translator, translating works by many leading Swedish and other Scandinavian language writers into English.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Sweden
Author
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Translator
Joan Tate

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