Lit in Translation

Mikael Niemi

Born 1959 · Sweden

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Augustpriset 2000 · Winner

    Popular Music from Vittula

    Populärmusik från Vittula

    Mikael Niemi · 41 when first published

    Novel · 237 pages · Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:In the 1960s and 70s, Matti and his quiet friend Niila grow up in Vittula, a crowded district on the edge of Pajala in the far north of Sweden, where rock music arrives as the old ways resist change.