Konterfej

by Klas Östergren

84 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Klas Östergren was born in Stockholm in 1955 and is the author of several novels including the landmark Gentlemen (1981) and its sequel, Gangsters (2005). A leading star of Swedish literature for nearly three decades, he has won the Piratenpriset and the Doblougska prize from the Swedish Academy. A founder of the rock band Fullersta Revolutionary Orchestra, Östergren has also worked as a translator, playwright, and scriptwriter for television and screen, and he co-wrote Mikael Håfström's film Ondskan, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. He now lives with his wife and three children in the seafront town of Kivik in southern Sweden.

Member of the Swedish Academy between 2014-2018.

Author photo by Ulla Montan.

Reviews

[Udo · Rating 3 out of 5]

En i grunden kort och enkel historia som Östergren broderar ut med snygga och korkskruviga utvikningar. På många sätt en djupt tragisk historia, men åtminstone om man ska försöka återberätta den framstår episoden med det traumatiserande Vasaloppet som fantastiskt komisk.