Smile of the Midsummer Night

Lars Gustafsson, Agneta Blomqvist

ISBN 10: 1909961043 / ISBN 13: 9781909961043

Published by Haus Publishing, GB, 2015

About this Item

Lars Gustafsson and Agneta Blomqvist have written a personal guide to their Swedish homeland. Setting off from the south their journey leads them all the way up to Norrland, from the farms of Scania to the Laponian area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But it is the idyllic fjord in Bohuslan, in the Vastmanland region, as well as Lake Malar and Stockholm that they call home. Alive with their varied interests and entertaining suggestions for excursions - from journeys across the forests and moors to collect berries and mushrooms, encountering the odd elk or wolf along the way, to visits to the graves of Kurt Tucholsky and Strindberg, Smile of a Midsummer Night is knowledgeable, loving and poetic. A must-have for all fans of Sweden.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Smile of the Midsummer Night
• Publisher: Haus Publishing, GB
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909961043
• ISBN 13: 9781909961043
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 680 grams

About this title

Synopsis

In Smile of the Midsummer Night, best-selling author Lars Gustafsson and Agneta Blomqvist present a very personal guide to their Swedish homeland. Setting off from the far South, their journey takes them up to Norrland, from the farms of Scania to Laponian, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But it is the idyllic fjord in Bohulän, located in the Västmanland region, as well as Mälar Lake and Stockholm that they call home. Throughout, Gustafsson and Blomqvist are full of entertaining suggestions for excursions, including journeys through forests and moors where you can take in the odd elk or wolf along the way and visits to August Strindberg’s and Kurt Tucholsky’s graves.

The first work of contemporary travel writing about Sweden by Swedish writers to have been translated into English, Smile of the Midsummer Night is a loving and poetic ode to this beautiful nation and a must-have for anyone interested in Scandinavia.

About the Authors

Lars Gustafsson is one of Sweden’s most eminent authors. His award-winning works have been translated into fifteen languages.

Agneta Blomqvist is a teacher of religion and literature.

Deborah Bragen-Turner is the translator of Anne Swärd’s Breathless and P. O. Enquist’s The Wandering Pine.