- Imprint: Fig Tree
- ISBN: 9780241720288
- Length: 288 pages
- Price: £16.99
Bloody Awful in Different Ways
byAndrev Walden, Ian Giles (Translator)
A LITTLE TREASURE OF A BOOK. Hilarious but vulnerable, clever but raw, and pure joyous storytelling on every page. You’ll come for the laughs, but you’ll stay for the love letter, from a grown man to his boy self, promising everything will be all right
In a perfect balance between levity and sadness, Andrev Walden depicts a boy's attempt to come to terms with a life where fathers are constantly replaced. Bloody Men is a humorous examination of a different kind of childhood, which, despite the pervasive blackness, is portrayed with an inexhaustible warmth and presence
Outstanding literature. Shamelessly entertaining
Walden makes both trivialities and atrocities sparkle
This is a childhood story of the humorous kind, which occasionally resembles a fairy tale – but also has a core of seriousness and sadness, through its portrayal of men’s violence against women and children … A remarkable achievement, Bloody Men is a debut that bodes very well
A hair-raising story, formidably told [...] I would sacrifice blood for his language
Walden impresses greatly with his thoughtful storytelling and unique filter against reality
If there is such a thing as an absolute literary ear, Andrev Walden has it, because throughout the book he hits every single note right and that is something very unusual - 5/5
About Andrev Walden
Andrev Walden is an acclaimed Swedish journalist and columnist who has worked for Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet. In 2017, he became the first columnist to be nominated for the Swedish Grand Prize for journalism, praised for his ability to ‘find the everyday drama in the big questions’, and to make us ‘laugh and see the world, the family and ourselves in a new and slightly wiser light’. He lives in Stockholm. Bloody Awful in Different Ways is his first novel.
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