Swamplandia!

Swamplandia!
ISBN-10
9173435708
ISBN-13
9789173435703
Series
Swamplandia!
Category
Fiction
Language
Swedish
Published
2015-03-16
Publisher
Leopard Förlag
Author
Karen Russell

Description

Hyllad roman om brytpunkten mellan barndom och vuxenlivet. Finalist till Pulitzerpriset, Orangeprisnominerad och utvald till New York Times Book Reviews tio-bästa. Ava Bigtree är tretton år och bor på en ö i Everglades i Södra Florida. Familjen Bigtree driver nöjesparken Swamplandia! vars huvudattraktion är en alligatorbrottning med mamma Hilola. När Hilola blir allvarligt sjuk och dör rasar allt och livet förvandlas till kaos. Avas pappa försvinner in i sorgen, hennes syster blir kär i en kuslig person och rymmer hemifrån. När även Avas älskade storebror lämnar henne för att jobba på en rivaliserande nöjespark på fastlandet, bestämmer sig den övergivna Ava för att försöka rädda den konkurshotade nöjesparken och sin familj och ger sig av på en farofylld resa ut i träskmarken. Swamplandia! är en fantasifull och bitvis magisk skildring av brytpunkten mellan barndomen och vuxenlivet. Språket är glimrande, karaktärerna är trollbindande. ”Ms. Russell är en på miljonen.” New York Times

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