We are proud to announce that John Ajvide Lindqvist’s The Swine has secured a place on Svenska Dagbladet’s list of Sweden’s most notable titles. City of Saints by Steve Sem-Sandberg has also climbed the ranking, now earning an impressive third place on the critique list.
Both books have been met with widespread critical acclaim. Here is a selection of what the critics are saying:
It’s been a while since I’ve been so squeamish about something I enjoyed consuming so eagerly. […] Personally, I love wallowing in the filth.
– Expressen about ‘The Swine’As a novel, [City of Saints] is incredibly skilfully executed. Sem-Sandberg’s documentary style works well and carries the tragic story all the way through. […] Sem-Sandberg has, as usual, exquisite control over the language, the prose is crystal clear and factual.
– Dagens Nyheter about ‘City of Saints’The Swine makes me giggle with delight; just think, how afraid the city dwellers are of us [in the countryside] and our surroundings!
– Arbetet about ‘The Swine’City of Saints is a harrowing novel. Everyone should read it. Not only for its obvious literary qualities, but also because it is a painful reminder of the potential chaos and barbarism that constantly lurks beneath the thin veneer of civilisation and decency with which we have cloaked our fragile and uncertain existence.
– Svenska Dagbladet about ‘City of Saints’
