Why Sven Svensson Could be the Next Big Thing

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Another Scandinavian thriller, The Snowman by Jo Nesbo, is out. Nesbo’s books are global bestsellers like those by Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell. And like his predecessors, Nesbo’s books are grim, violent and political. The World’s Alex Gallafent asked some interested Scandinavians how they might freshen up the Nordic noir genre. They came up with a new storyline. Download MP3

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World Books Feature: Summer Reads for the Adventurous

It may be summer, but your brain needn’t go on vacation. My summer list of fiction in translation that demands and repays close attention.