Blackwater is not a bad book, despite my twostar rating. Blackwater by kerstin ekman overdrive rakuten overdrive. Blackwater by ekman, kerstin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Blackwaterher first novel published in englishreceived the swedish crime academys award for best crime novel, the august prize, and the nordic councis literary prize. Kerstin ekman has 42 books on goodreads with 38 ratings. Kerstin ekman is the author of seventeen novels that have been published in scandinavia and europe. Ekman s blackwater is currently my favorite example of thisan eliptical rendering of a.
Among her later works is morker och blabarsris 1972 set in northern sweden and handelser vid vatten 1993, in which she returned to the form of the detective novel. She has written many novels which have been widely published in other scandinavian languages, german, finnish, dutch and french, and have won numerous prizes and awards. Blackwater ebook by kerstin ekman 9781446484432 rakuten kobo. Download now the mustread summary of jeremy scahills book. Swedish writer ekman, author of 17 novels, debuts in english with this prizewinning thriller.
Kerstin ekman wrote blackwater from the point of view of three. The rise of the worlds most powerful mercenary army. She was born in 1933 in risinge, a small village in the middle of sweden. Annie raft and her sixyearold daughter arrive in the remote swedish village of blackwater one midsummer night to meet annies boyfriend, who never shows up. Blackwater her first novel published in englishreceived the swedish crime academys award for best crime novel, the august prize, and the nordic councis literary prize.
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Like that international success, this eerie novel takes place in a frozen wasteland. It is a story centered around a sort of mystery, and there are lots of mysterious elements here too. Guilt tears at him like the treacherous current of the blackwater itself, but. In face, i think i came across this one the year we lived in england. Blackwater, kerstin ekman shop online for books in australia. Blackwater by kerstin ekman abebooks shop for books. Startling in its revelations, disturbing in its implications a thriller of gripping intensity and immense literary pow. Choose from over 50,000 books from the premier collectible book site. Swedish village of blackwater to join her lover dan on a nearby commune. Blackwater handelser vid vatten, 1993, translated by joan tate, 1996. Blackwater by ekman, kerstin penguin random house south africa.
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