New Swedish Books. Autumn 2016 1
NEW SWEDISH BOOKS Days of Shadows, Trees and Wate
r Kristian Lundberg DAYS OF SHADOWS, TREES AND WATER Wahlström & Widstrand Rights: Deschamps Living with an illness which, when it strikes, is so debilitating it comes close to death: that’s the bipolar curse. When depression sets in, it shuts down the world, and the sufferer’s life. In his novel Days of Shadows, Trees and Water, Kristian Lundberg writes openly about life’s challenges, faith and love. The personal, perspectives on life’s big questions and on a particular place – the city of Malmö – and on writing, always have resonance for him. And seeing, taking in everything with one’s intellect and body – the light, the sensuality of touch – that is life’s essence. To then sink into depression is like Lazarus in the Bible being laid dead in the grave, while returning from the illness is like being brought back to life. Kristian Lundberg brings his faith, his own life, and his creativity into this tale of darkness, light and salvation. 14 Photo: Emil Malmborg