Svinalängorna (novel)

Svinalängorna
First edition
AuthorSusanna Alakoski
LanguageSwedish
Set inYstad
PublisherAlbert Bonniers förlag
Publication date
2006
Publication placeSweden
Pages256
ISBN91-0-011033-7

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

  1. ^ "Sikalat". WSOY (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ Beyond Deprecated link archived 2014-12-13 at archive.today, Hepp Films, retrieved 13 December 2014
  3. ^ "Svinalängorna". augustpriset.se. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Beyond (2010) - SFDB".