Lit in Translation

Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village

Osebol

Marit Kapla (born 1970)

Translated by Peter Graves

English editions

In English

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Osebol lies on the Klarälven river in northern Värmland. As forestry was mechanised and Swedes moved to the cities, many residents left: the shop shut, the ski slope went wild and the river bridge was closed to cars. Life continues all the same. Some live on farms handed down for generations, others came from elsewhere. The author, who grew up in the village, spoke with nearly all of its adults, aged eighteen to ninety-two, and turned their words into poem-like, many-voiced accounts. Grief, happiness, anxiety and humour build a portrait of rural Sweden past, present and future.

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About the book

Form
Nonfiction
Length
811 pages in the original
Set in
Sweden
First published
2019 by Teg Publishing
Author's age
49 when first published
ISBN

9789188035301 (original)

9780241535202 (Allen Lane, United Kingdom)

9780141994499 (Penguin Books, United Kingdom)

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