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Osebol

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Osebol
AuthorMarit Kapla
LanguageSwedish
Set inOsebol, a village in Värmland County
PublishedApril 25, 2019
PublisherTeg Publishing
Publication placeSweden
Pages812
AwardsAugust Prize (2019)

Osebol is a 2019 debut novel by Swedish writer Marit Kapla. It won the 2019 August Prize for Fiction.[1]

The book focuses on a village called Osebol in Värmland County. It features a series of interviews with local residents who describe their lives from the past to the present. According to Kapla, the book is not political but rather existential, aiming simply in preserving a document about a village and its inhabitants.[2]

The book was translated to English by Peter Graves and released by Allen Lane in 2021 under the title Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Osebol". Augustpriset. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Osebol till Marit Kapla". Teg Publishing. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village by Marit Kapla review – distant voices, still lives". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-11-09.