We, The Infected

Thanks, metoo. The translator did seem to mess a few things up. Pretty bad if I noticed. Don't think they were too familiar with English terms. I thought I general rule was that you always translate into your mother tongue? Not that it keeps translators into Swedish from messing up - I've seen nume...

Interestingly I was at a 50's style hamburger restaurant North of Karlstad a few days ago and next to our table was a movie poster for The Man from Laramie starring James Stewart That was a coincidence, wasn't it? :-D I believe it wouldn't spoil Himmelstrand very much for our forum friends if we re...

Aside from this the story is about general human things - as long as one is familiar with the concept of caravan camping. I don't see lack of familiarity with caravan camping as a particularly severe obstacle. I've never camped that way myself, and I was able to read the book. :-D (I have done some...

I'm about 25 pages short of finishing the book (got it for Christmas) and I have to say I'm impressed with JAL's ability to write a credible "autobiographical" story which is still obviously largely fiction. Interestingly though, he touches on the fact that the events described in this story is what...

Another thought. Do you think that when imminent English version of the novel hits the streets will it successfully translate itself into non-Swedish lexicon and ambience? Is it possible that Himmelstrand is too exotic and inaccessible for Ehglish speaking audience? I see few if any any culture-spe...

Though one question: would he really have been there forever? Couldn't the nearest shark eat him, as that would not count as drowning? Alas, no sharks in the Baltic Sea. Your occasional pike but I doubt it would eat someone actually alive :D "Majken" - Funny, this is the one I could see being made ...

I still think the translated name of the story Village on the Hill is a bad take by the translator. The Swedish title - By På Höjden - is double-sided. Sure, it does superficially mean "Village on the hill", but in this case it would translate better to Vertical Village since the story is about a fl...

Oddly, the legal drinking age in Sweden is 18 in restaurants and bars, but it's 20 to buy alcohol in shops (which are all government owned). Then it's also not uncommon for some clubs to set a higher age limit than 18 themselves but that's more up to them, not legal. Still, drinking is not something...

If you come here in August skiing is out of the question, but cycling, climbing etc is definitely an option. The best place for downhill skiing seems to be Åre located west of Östersund. It's a ski resort where the ski lifts are used in summer to take cyclists up the mountain and there's plenty of t...

The “unreliable narrator” is used brilliantly in “Majken,” which is one of my favorite stories and a good candidate for a movie script, much like its near cousin Little Star . Interesting that it was indeed turned into a half hour TV drama. The worst part of that is that I haven't been able to find...