{"product_id":"9781035433940","title":"Ia Genberg - Small Comfort","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Ia Genberg. Themes include Fiction, Literary, World Literature, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted For The International Booker Prize 2026\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An exciting read'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I will be thinking about some of these stories for a long time'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Such a fabulous read and a brilliant translation!!!'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An entertaining, thought-provoking piece of fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _______\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'You know, love is love, he says. But what about the revolution?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntricately built and wickedly humorous, these five interconnected short stories are all about one thing: money.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From an interview with a child-star-turned-thief to the mysterious death of an employee at a drug manufacturer - or the couple feigning marital bliss to keep their inheritance, Ia Genberg carefully unravels the value we place on both money and people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What does it really mean to be in debt to someone? How does our financial worth permeate the ways we think and feel? And what do we lose when we supposedly win? \u003ci\u003eSmall Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e skewers its characters, slyly implicating the reader along the way.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A brilliantly original and thought-provoking collection from the author and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Details\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eSmall Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A delightful and exquisitely executed literary mini-study that brings to mind Joan Didion' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpressen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Her humour and delight in language make the stories crackle with life' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSvenska Dagbladet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I haven't read anything better this year' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydsvenskan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Genberg captures, with intelligence and insight, the afflictions of our time' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGöteborgs-Poste\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Ia Genberg:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Miraculous' - \u003cb\u003eHernan Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrust\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I wish I could write like this' - \u003cb\u003eFredrik Backman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'So good that I kept underlining passages so I could reread them later' - \u003cb\u003eMark Haddon\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Mesmerizing and hot to the touch' - \u003cb\u003eCatherine Lacey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58013054501238,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781035433940.jpg?v=1780505053","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781035433940","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}