SONG FOR AN APPROACHING STORM. A Fantasy. Translated from the Swedish by Peter Graves.

Idling, Peter Fröberg.

ISBN 10: 1782270124 / ISBN 13: 9781782270126

Published by Pushkin, 2014., 2014

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8vo. 31pp. + adverts. paperback in original pictorial wrapps. with pink spine lettered in black and white, some minor wear to edges. ISBN 9781782270126 US$6.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SONG FOR AN APPROACHING STORM. A Fantasy. Translated from the Swedish by Peter Graves.
• Publisher: Pushkin, 2014.
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782270124
• ISBN 13: 9781782270126
• Binding: Soft cover
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Synopsis

Cambodia, 1955. The country is on the brink of a major change, with the first democratic elections just around the corner. In the midst of the frenzy, we meet Sar-a quiet, likeable man in his early thirties who is campaigning for the opposition, but secretly working for an armed Communist takeover. Many years later, he will become known to the world as Pol Pot. Now, Sar is thinking about Somaly, the woman he is engaged to be married to and wants to build a life with. The outcome of the election will determine whether they have a future together. With his personal and political life at stake, Sar has everything to lose when his political rival, vice premier Sary, also notices the beautiful Somaly, and takes up the struggle for her affection. And of course Somaly-young, bored, beautiful-has an agenda of her own. Over the course of thirty days, and against the backdrop of political power games, a love triangle unfolds in the sweltering summer heat, in an atmosphere tense with ambition.

About the Author

Peter Froeberg Idling was born in Stockholm 1972. He began working as a freelance journalist during university and, after graduating from law school, spent two years in Cambodia as legal advisor to a human rights organization. He published Pol Pot's Smile in 2006. Song for an Approaching Storm, his first novel, was published in Sweden in 2012 to great acclaim. It is being translated into eight languages. Peter is now based in Stockholm, with his partner and two children, dividing his time between literary criticism and work on his second novel.