A SUNDAY TELEGRAPH AND GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF SWEDEN''S AUGUST PRIZE
WINNER OF THE WARWICK PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN TRANSLATION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE
''Osebol is a magnificent success; it is hard to imagine it better ... Kapla is a magician ... mesmerizing'' Sara Wheeler, TLS
''A simple, pared-back and down-to-earth masterpiece'' James Rebanks
''We listen to them like something caught on the wind ... so moving and so strangely beckoning'' Nicci Gerrard, Observer
''[Among] the year''s most pleasing books'' Rishi Dastidar, Guardian, Books of the Year
''Engrossing and humbling and quietly revelatory'' Max Porter
''Fascinating ... I was riveted'' Lydia Davis
''Like standing outside an open window on a warm summer evening and listening to a piece of contemporary history'' L-tidningen
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