Svinalängorna (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Susanna Alakoski |
|---|---|
| Language | Swedish |
| Set in | Ystad |
| Publisher | Albert Bonniers förlag |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 91-0-011033-7 |
Svinalängorna (lit. The Swine Rows) is the debut novel by Swedish author Susanna Alakoski, published in 2006.
Set in Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s, the novel is about a Finnish immigrant family struggling with alcoholism.[1]
The novel has sold over 400,000 copies in Sweden.[2] It won the August Prize in 2006.[3] A film adaptation, Beyond, directed by Pernilla August, was released in 2010.[4]
References
- ^ "Sikalat". WSOY (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ Beyond Deprecated link archived 2014-12-13 at archive.today, Hepp Films, retrieved 13 December 2014
- ^ "Svinalängorna". augustpriset.se. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Beyond (2010) - SFDB".