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And the Walls Became the World All Around
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When the celebrated Swedish writer Johanna Ekström found out that she was dying from an eye melanoma, she asked her closest friend, Sigrid Rausing, to finish her last book. Rausing transcribed and edited the thirteen handwritten notebooks left by Ekström. The result is a memoir of...
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Description
When the celebrated Swedish writer Johanna Ekström found out that she was dying from an eye melanoma, she asked her closest friend, Sigrid Rausing, to finish her last book. Rausing transcribed and edited the thirteen handwritten notebooks left by Ekström. The result is a memoir of exceptional depth and intensity, published to critical acclaim in Sweden in 2023.
The work showcases Ekström's vivid imagination, writerly precision, and psychological insight, interwoven with Rausing's spare and sober reflections. And the Walls Became the World All Around is a literary experiment, a testament to friendship, and a deep meditation on grief.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781803511566
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Contributors:
- Translated by Sigrid Rausing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
About the Author
JOHANNA EKSTROM (1970-2022) made her debut aged twenty-two with the poetry collection Skiffer, followed by thirteen books in a variety of genres, amongst them the celebrated memoirs Om man haller sig i solen (2012) and Meningarna (2020).
SIGRID RAUSING is the publisher of Granta magazine and Granta Books. She is the author of three previous books, including Mayhem (2017).
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