Novel Districts: Critical Readings of Monika Fagerholm

"Finland-Swedish writer Monika Fagerholm is one of the most important contemporary Nordic authors. Her experimental, puzzling and daring novels, such as Underbara kvinnor vid vatten (1994) and Den amerikanska flickan (2004), have attracted much critical attention. She has won several literary a...

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Other Authors: Österlund, Mia (Editor), Malmio, Kristina (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Helsinki Finnish Literature Society / SKS 2016
Series:Studia Fennica Litteraria
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