Wilful Disregard
Author | Lena Andersson |
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Original title | Egenmäktigt förfarande – en roman om kärlek |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Set in | Stockholm |
Publisher | Bonniers |
Publication date | 2013 |
Wilful Disregard (Swedish: Egenmäktigt förfarande – en roman om kärlek, lit. Arbitrary Conduct – a Novel about Love) is the sixth novel by Swedish author Lena Andersson, published in 2013.
It won the August Prize in 2013[1] and in the same year the Literature Prize given by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.[2]
Plot
The book tells the story about a writer called Ester Nilsson. She meets an artist called Hugo Rask in an unusual way - because he is listening in the audience when she delivers a talk about him. Despite being in a steady relationship, the story tells the story of Nilsson's relationship with Rask, and betrayal.[2]
Reception
In an interview in Fokus on October 31, 2014, Swedish director Roy Andersson claimed he was the inspiration for Hugo Rask.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/egenmaktigt-forfarande-en-roman-om-karlek
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arbitarary Conduct, Partners in Stories, retrieved 13 December 2014
- ↑ http://www.fokus.se/2014/10/roy-andersson-jag-ar-hugo-rask/