Kerstin ekman has 42 books on goodreads with 38 ratings. I came to the book having read ekman s the forest of hours, a novel which shares with blackwater an obsession with time, memory and survival. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The chicago manual of style, and the american psychological association apa. Source for information on ekman, kerstin lillemor 1933. A novel kerstin ekman, joan tate on free shipping on qualifying offers. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Buy the forest of hours by ekman, kerstin from amazons fiction books store. Blackwater is another prime exemplar of this type of book, there are swedish writers who set their novels in the more rural and sparsely populated settings, lending a decidedly chill atmosphere to the stories the swedish have an almost mystical attitude towards wooded areas and trees. It received the august prize in and the nordic council literature prize in it also won. Blackwater is a novel by the swedish writer kerstin ekman. Buy the forest of hours new edition by ekman, kerstin isbn. Kerstin ekman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Skord is a creature of the forest not a troll as i thought of trolls, and not very fantastic except that he has the gift, shamanwise, of sending his consciousness into other beings which he does by habit just for the trip, and he lives for the five hundred years of the novel.
The forest of hours by kerstin ekman goodreads bewertung. The life of the german composer adrian leverkuhn as told, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site. Kerstin ekman books list of books by author kerstin ekman. When the story begins, skord, a young troll, has the childish naivity of a magical young creature.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Swedish writer ekman, author of 17 novels, debuts in english with this prizewinning thriller. Anna paterson skord is a magical being who is neither man nor animal. The forest of hours by ekman, kerstinjanuary 1, 1998. The forest of hours by kerstin ekman, paperback barnes. In 2003, the year in which kerstin ekman completed her norrland trilo. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Above all, kerstin ekman evokes the forces of nature with exquisite detail and passion. Buy the forest of hours book online at best prices in india on. The women are now free from the hard physical tasks of the earlier novels, but no less trapped in the gri.
Among her later works are morker och blabarsris darkness and blueberries, set in northern sweden, and handelser. An innocent troll is seduced out of the forest by his fascination with humans and this is the story of his attempts to live with them. Discover book depositorys huge selection of kerstin ekman books online. The forest of hours by kerstin ekman fantastic fiction. It was a scrawny little troll, unknowing and guileless, and not much given to thinking at. Sista rompan the last string, from which the story in this issue is excerpted, is the second volume in her wolfskin trilogy, which also includes gods mercy. Rovarna i skuleskogen1988 the forest of hours develops a farreaching. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Buy the forest of hours by kerstin ekman from amazons fiction books store. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters.
Buy the forest of hours book online at low prices in india. Ekmans central character is skord, a magical being who is neit. Kerstin ekman is one of swedens most acclaimed contemporary authors. The forest of hours by ekman, kerstin january 1, 1998 hardcover kerstin ekman on. Even in its fluent reading the english translation is superb. Kerstin lillemor ekman, nee hjorth is a swedish novelist. Kerstin ekman ekman, kerstin used books, rare books and new books find all books by kerstin ekman and compare prices find signed collectible books by kerstin ekman german.
Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Highly recommended to anyone wanting a thoughtful, engaging and enjoyable read. It begins in the middle ages when skord finds himself in a forest with no. Isbn 97834922363 97834922363 softcover, piper, 2002. Great works of literature deserve great translators, and ekman s scottish collaborator in this instance has produced a superb result that is an absolute joy to read in english. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He finds himself in a woodland with no memory, no past and no language, but over the next five hundred years he observes the people he meets. Author ekman, kerstin, 1933subjects forests and forestry fiction spirits fiction fantasy fiction summary this novel begins in the middle ages when skord, a magical being who is neither man nor animal, finds himself in a forest with no memory, no past and no language.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Buy a cheap copy of the forest of hours book by kerstin ekman. Books by kerstin ekman authors like kerstin ekman what. Books by kerstin ekman authors like kerstin ekman what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Arriving at the swedish commune starhill to join her lover dan ulander, annie raft stumbles on two corpses lying in a tent and sees a boy running from the scene. Commenting on ekmans descriptive prose, washington post book world. The dog by kerstin ekman is in the top ten books for dog lovers. The forest of hours by kerstin ekman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The forest of hours by kerstin ekman book cover, description, publication history. I have rarely seen something more profound about human nature than this.
This book is about a troll from the skule forest in northern. The forest of hours by ekman, kerstin and a great selection of related books. Kerstin ekman, initially a writer of detective novels, came to prominence with her meticulously documented katrineholm series, which chronicled the lives of women in smalltown sweden. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. And the success of blackwater, her most widely translated novel and. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The angel house is the third novel in the celebrated swedish novelist kerstin ekman s popular quartet of novels she wrote between 1974 and 1983. Ekman obviously has a deep love of nature, and the book is at once a deep affirmation of the wonders of our environmental heritage and a mourning of what is being lost. Another author who shed light on the underprivileged and socially defenseless, this. The dog by kerstin ekman is in the top ten books not originally written in english.
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