Gjør meg levende igjen

by Kerstin Ekman, Gunnel Malmström (Translator)

Syv svært forskjellige kvinner samles jevnlig til diskusjonskvelder. Et av hovedtemaene er hvordan man skal unngå å bli kynisk og oppgitt i en tid preget av krig, umenneskeliggjøring, vold og undertrykking. Parallelt fortelles kriminalhistorien om en liten pike som forsvinner på mystisk vis. I skildringen av kvinnenes forsøk på å finne fotfeste i sin samtid, nøster Ekman opp de viktigste trådene i sitt forfatterskap.

572 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Kerstin Lillemor Ekman is a Swedish novelist.
She began her career with a string of successful detective novels (among others De tre små mästarna ("The Three Little Masters") and Dödsklockan ("The Death Clock")) but later went on to persue psychological and social themes. Among her later works are Mörker och blåbärsris ("Darkness and Blueberries"), set in northern Sweden, and Händelser vid vatten (translated as Blackwater), in which she returned to the form of the detective novel.

Ekman was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, but left the Academy in 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Werner Aspenström, due to the debate following death threats posed to Salman Rushdie. According to the rules of the Academy, however, she will remain a passive member for the entirety of her life.

Reviews

[Sass Asin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Abgebrochen
Hier wurde nix zum „Leben erweckt“. Schachtelsätze nacheinander und ein Duden oder Fremdwörterbuch zum Gegenlesen sind hier gefragt.
Mit dem ersten Kapitel um die Dame Oda hatte ich mich bereits abgekämpft und es noch eimmal mit dem zweiten Kapitel gewagt. Dies lies sich zuerst recht flüssig lesen, bis zu dem Punkt an welchem Sigge von Ihren Schreibkünsten berichtet. für mich war bis nun ,logisch, kein Sinn erkennbar auch das gewisse etwas hat mir gefehlt. Sich nun weiter abzumühen-klares nein!

[Sonja Heyndrickx · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not an easy book. Strange surreal parts - magical realism. Loose ends all around. Some plots are indicated rather than elaborated, eg the disappearance of Rose-marie. The discussion group consists of some really complicated women. It took me some time to get into the book, then I wanted to find out more - how would all this develop, how would the different plot lines get together. The end left me somewhat dissatisfied. What about the silk robe, what about the guy coming into Ann-Britt’s house, what about the computer questionnaire of Sigge, what about the murder of the motorcycle gang? What did really happen with Rose-Marie?
I think I will choose an easy-reading book next.

[Mimmi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Inte min smak. Visserligen bara läst de 2 första kapitlen men börjar det så, då kan det ju bara bli sämre. Det är ju i början man ska fånga läsaren. Surrealistiskt, oklart perspektiv, inte särskilt intresserant. Ger upp o går vidare m mitt liv.

[Mads Rasmussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tung og kompleks. I korte momenter gøres det tunge og omstændige til en pointe i historien. Ellers bare tung.