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The Helios Disaster
Translated from the original Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles
ABOUT
THE BOOK
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?
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
This novel is an intense exploration of the troubled existence of a young woman, written in a poetic, original language. Haunting.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
12/02/2015
Country
Sweden
Original Language
Swedish
Publisher
World Editions
Translator
Rachel Willson-Broyles
Translation
Translated from the original Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles