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53 Spring 2017 Magnus Västerbro (text) b. 1971 Ni
na Västerbro (text) b. 1970 Johan Egerkrans (ill.) b. 1978 Plague and Cholera Publisher Natur & Kultur info@nok.se www.nok.se Rights Koja agency carin.bacho@kojaagency.com Magnus Västerbro Journalist Nina Västerbro Senior Editor Johan Egerkrans Selected Works Hotet från underjorden written by Johan Sjöberg (B Wahlströms 2016) Chapter book Ormhäxans förbannelse written by Johan Sjöberg (B Wahlströms 2015) Chapter book Skuggor över Svavelköping written by Johan Sjöberg (B Wahlströms 2014) Chapter book Plague and Cholera Leprosy, tuberculosis, smallpox, the Spanish flu, pest and cholera. Dead bodies, mud and rats. Today there’s plenty of knowledge about the epidemics that in the olden days killed thousands of people. And medicines! Vaccines! The question is how it was to live then, right amongst the illnesses, with the fear of being infected, and when there was no cure or modern medicine? Behind Plague and Cholera lies a lot of scientific knowledge, in combination with a skilful ability to compress it into a captivating story. Together with the black and white, pretty scary, illustrations this book gives us a fascinating and frightening historical look at everyday life during these epidemics. It’s informative, breathtakingly exciting and quite disgusting! Photo: Sara MacKey Photo: Åsa Liffner