A Tale Of Terrible Times by Olaug Nilssen sold to Albert Bonniers in Sweden and nominated to The Critics Prize for Literature

February 14 2018

A Tale Of Terrible Times by Olaug Nilssen – forfattar, dramatikar og kjeftesmelle, this prizewinning & important novel is sold to Albert Bonniers Förlag in Sweden. The publisher, Åsa Lindström says about the novel:“I was, as were a number of my colleagues who also read the novel, completely floored by the concentrated language, the unsentimental and compelling expression and the powerful love that shines through this portrayal of life as the mother of an autistic child. This novel does not only have fantastic literary qualities, but is also an important testimony of what life looks like for children with autism and their next of kin.”
Congratulations to author and publisher!

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