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Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village

Winner of Sweden`s prestigious August PrizeTranslated by Peter Graves”A simple, pared-back and down-to-earth masterpiece” James Rebanks”Fascinating … I was riveted by these life stories of young and old … A wonderful read” Lydia Davis”Like standing outside an open window on a warm summer evening and listening to a piece of contemporary history” Lanstidningen”What a wonderful book . . . You want to move into it” ExpressenNear the river Klaralven, snug in the dense forest landscape of northern Varmland, lies the secluded village of Osebol. It is a quiet place: one where relationships take root over decades, and where the bustle of city life is replaced by the sound of wind in the trees.In this extraordinary and engrossing book, an unexpected cultural phenomenon in its native Sweden, the stories of Osebol`s residents are brought to life in their own words. Over the last half-century, the automation of the lumber industry and the steady relocations to the cities have seen the village`s adult population fall to roughly forty. But still, life goes on; heirlooms are passed from hand to hand, and memories from mouth to mouth, while new arrivals come from near and far.Marit Kapla has interviewed nearly every villager between the ages of 18 and 92, recording their stories verbatim. What emerges is at once a familiar chronicle of great social metamorphosis, told from the inside, and a beautifully microcosmic portrait of a place and its people. To read `Osebol` is to lose oneself in its gentle rhythms of simple language and open space, and to emerge feeling like one has really grown to know the inhabitants of this varied community, nestled among the trees in a changing world.

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