L'omicidio Vera Kall

by Håkan Nesser, Carmen Giorgetti Cima (Translator)

Una telefonata nel mezzo della una voce e poche parole che in un solo momento fanno crollare certezze e instillano dubbi e paure. Un messaggio che fa riaffiorare ricordi ed emozioni da un passato che sembrava ormai lontano e definitivo. Un terribile incidente forse non così casuale che sconvolge la vita di una tranquilla cittadina e porta con sé riflessioni etiche e morali. Tre delitti per altrettanti racconti, attraverso i quali Håkan Nesser esplora il mondo delle possibilità e l’effetto dirompente che alcune decisioni possono avere anche a distanza di anni sulle vite delle persone; mostra come i rapporti famigliari apparentemente più solidi e senza sbavature possano invece dimostrarsi fragili ed effimeri, perché basati su segreti e menzogne. A indagare questa volta sono persone come una donna che non vuole veder tornare il figliastro tossicomane che aveva causato tanti problemi e che credeva morto, un professore cinquantenne che si mette sulle tracce di una vecchia compagna di classe, un insegnante che cade in una profonda crisi dopo la morte di un’alunna. Con uno stile originale, che supera gli schemi dei noir classici, Nesser ci porta di nuovo nel suo Nord più cupo e intrigante.

Genres: Swedish Literature, Mystery, Short Stories

209 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Håkan Nesser is a Swedish author and teacher who has written a number of successful crime fiction novels. He has won Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times, and his novel Carambole won the Glass Key award in 2000. His books have been translated from Swedish into numerous languages.

Håkan Nesser was born and grew up in Kumla, and has lived most of his adult life in Uppsala. His first novel was published in 1988, but he worked as a teacher until 1998 when he became a full-time author. In August, 2006, Håkan Nesser and his wife Elke moved to Greenwich Village in New York.

Series:
* Inspector Van Veeteren
* Inspector Barbarotti

Reviews

[Jonathan Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jag tänkte den var en fint lite boken.

Det var den bästa svensk bok jag har läst - men jag har läst bara tre svensk böker =)

[Mohamed Sarraj · Rating 4 out of 5]

en fängslande berättelse, ja! men jag är ganska förvånad över dem som säger "rolig historia", jag skulle hellre kalla det "vardagslivskräck" (det är väldigt svenskt eller till och med skandinaviskt). Och bra för att lära sig Svenska.

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best and touching books

[Isoud · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mijn eerste zweedse boek! En dan was het deze. Het was een prima verhaal, maar het "Lätt svenska" doet denk ik gewoon af aan de ervaring. Dessalniettemin was het wel spannend en vermakelijk om te lezen.

[Kai]

ich habe mir das Buch gekauft, um meine schwedisch Kenntnisse beim Lesen etwas zu verbssern. Dafür ist das Büchlein ideal, eine gute Geschichte, wenn auch etwas traurig.

Lättläst garantiert, dass man auch mit schwächeren Schwedischkenntnissen als Leser gut durch das Buch kommt.

Ich habe mir bereits weitere Bücher aus dieser Reihe besorgt :)

[Svetlana Usenyuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

a captivating story, indeed! though Im quite surprised at those who say 'fun story', I would rather call it 'everyday-life horror' (it's very Swedish or even Scandinavian). And good for learning Svenska, of course.

[Raina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sort of a who-done-it, but the plot is pretty thin and I knew who did it from the first couple of pages. However, I am pleased with myself that I was able to figure out who did it in Swedish!

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been great for learning Swedish. An fun little story, well layer out for those new to the language. I look forward to reading more Lättläst books and trying a Håkan Nesser Novel.

[Natalia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book fir those who just started to learn Swedish.