New Swedish Books. Autumn 2016 1
NEW SWEDISH BOOKS Top Bro! “ It was as if I had b
utterflies in my stomach from sheer excitement. Here no one knew anything about me. Here I could be exactly who I was supposed to be.” Jenny Jägerfeld TOP BRO! Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Grand Agency Måns will live in a different city over the summer. Leave behind his boring and difficult life. Now he will be himself and find friends. When he meets Mikkel and succeeds in holding his attention he gets the best summer of his eleven-year-old life, but on the horizon stormy clouds are gathering … In Top Bro! Jenny Jägerfeld, a previous August Prize winner, tells the story of a newfound friendship, how it’s tested and about having a fresh start in life and finally being allowed to be oneself, clearly, with nuance and psychological insight. An important book for young people, but also for adults to read and take in. 52 Photo: Göran Segeholm