New Swedish Books, spring 2017 1
69 Spring 2017 Pernilla Gesén (b. 1965) This Cold
Country Publisher Norstedts förlag info@norstedts.se www.norstedts.se Rights B Wahlströms annika.berg@massolit.se Selected Works Jennas första (B Wahlströms 2016) Chapter book Den nya klassen (B Wahlströms 2016) Young Adult Penna, papper, panik illustrated by Jeanette Milde (Lilla Piratförlaget 2016) Chapter book “ Their story is fastpaced and easy to get hooked on” This Cold Country Xenophobia, everyday problems, sexual awakening, arguing with your parents and a big brother who’s got increasingly radical ideas… This is the components of Pernilla Gesén’s Young Adult novel This Cold Country. It’s set in a time that could be our own, in a place marred by economic crisis and political unrest. An election is coming up and the far-right party intolerant of immigrants is expected to achieve record results. Through all of this Noomi and Zahra try to navigate and find a way of being. Their story is fast-paced and easy to get hooked on. It feels very now, and stands out in the list of publications with its strong political message. Photo: Peder Lingdén