Description
About the Author
Karin Smirnoff lives in Hertsanger, Sweden. She worked as a journalist before quitting her job to buy a wood factory. After a couple of years, she wrote her debut novel, My Brother, which was discovered on the slush pile. It became a critically acclaimed bestseller and has since been shortlisted for the prestigious August Prize, translated into eleven languages, and optioned for TV by the producers behind The Bridge.
Reviews
"Chinks of light appear as secrets are revealed... Well worth the read"
--GUARDIAN
"Original and fascinating, the best debut I've read from a Swedish writer in years"
--MARTIN HOLMEN, AUTHOR OF THE STOCKHOLM TRILOGY
"Bleak and beautiful rural noir"
--CRIMEREADS
"From the start, there is an energy in the writing of this novel that only occasionally lets up... unfolding mysteries with miseries"
--IRISH TIMES
"My Brother is perfect for fans of Scandi-noir dramas"
--CULTUREFLY
"An exposition on human frailty and resilience, and on despair and hope... Darkly poetic"
--EUROPEAN LITERATURE NETWORK
"This year's best novel... Brutal, colourful, carnal... Impossible to put down"
--EXPRESSEN
"Every now and then there are debut novels that appear like crown jewels... My Brother belongs there: clever, detailed and shimmering"
--SVENSKA DAGBLADET
"[Karin Smirnoff] is a rare story-telling talent"
--AFTONBLADET
"[My Brother] possesses the same melodramatic power as Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels"
--ETC
"Secrets and lies grow thick and tall like tree trunks... [My Brother] has its own logic and its own hard, coarse beauty"
--SMALANDPOSTEN
"Karin Smirnoff's debut novel has become a media sensation... It's a remarkable novel."
--GP
Book Information
ISBN 9781782276708
Author Karin Smirnoff
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Pushkin Press
Publisher Pushkin Press