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Liljendal
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| Susanne
Ringell |
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Translated
by David McDuff |
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|  Susanne
Ringell (b. 1955) is a Finland-Swedish writer who has made
a particular impact with her mildly absurd short stories.
Her most recent collection, a series of thumbnail portraits
of human foibles, was reviewed in SBR 2001:1. She has worked
in the theatre and written plays and radio drama as well
as books.
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No one in a long time has been as serious and exhilarating
as Susanne Ringell when she blends linguistic analysis with
psychology and absurdism. Female absurdism is something of
which we cannot have too much.” (Maria Antas, Books
from Finland, 2001/1)
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“Via Liljendal” is
taken from the anthology of short stories Åtta
kroppar (Eight Bodies)
Publisher:
Söderströms, 1998, 194 pages. ISBN: 951521727X
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Det förlovade barnet (The
Betrothed Child, 1993) |
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Gall eller Våra osynliga
väntrum (Barren, or Our Invisible Waiting
Rooms, 1994) |
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Vara sten (Be
Stones, 1996, prose poems) |
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Av blygsel blev Adele
fet (It was Embarrassment that Made Adele
Fat, 2000) |
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Katt begraven (Cat
Buried, 2003) |
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| Contents of the 2003:1
issue |
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