About Let the old dreams die in english
- johnajvide
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About Let the old dreams die in english
Just to clarify a few things in regards to the collection "Let the old dreams die" to be published by Quercus. This is not the same collection that was published in Sweden under that name about a year ago.
It is the collection "Paper walls" under a different name, and with the title story added. I guess you can see why the publishers thought this was a good idea.
But fear not. The swedish collection "Låt de gamla drömmarna dö" was a hodge-podge of stories, articles, things written for television, reviews etc. Mostly things that had been published elsewhere before.
Nothing wrong about that, many good things to be found there. But "Paper Walls" is a straightforward short story collection, not written for any specific purpose other that to tell the stories. It is, to put it frankly, a much better book.
And it contains what I still feel is the best thing I´ve written so far, the story "Gräns" ("Border").
As for me, I´m still working on "X". It´s amazing how complicated this book has become. I still haven´t written much on the story, but I have something like 200 pages of notes, monologues, scenes, character descriptions and so on. And I still don´t know if it´s going to be a murder mammooth 1000-pager or a slim thing.
It is the collection "Paper walls" under a different name, and with the title story added. I guess you can see why the publishers thought this was a good idea.
But fear not. The swedish collection "Låt de gamla drömmarna dö" was a hodge-podge of stories, articles, things written for television, reviews etc. Mostly things that had been published elsewhere before.
Nothing wrong about that, many good things to be found there. But "Paper Walls" is a straightforward short story collection, not written for any specific purpose other that to tell the stories. It is, to put it frankly, a much better book.
And it contains what I still feel is the best thing I´ve written so far, the story "Gräns" ("Border").
As for me, I´m still working on "X". It´s amazing how complicated this book has become. I still haven´t written much on the story, but I have something like 200 pages of notes, monologues, scenes, character descriptions and so on. And I still don´t know if it´s going to be a murder mammooth 1000-pager or a slim thing.
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Re: About Let the old dreams die in english
Thanks for clearing thing up about the English release of "Let The Old Dreams Die", John.
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So what is paper walls going to be called? Also, you're saying that the short story: Let the old dreams die will be in the "new" paper walls?
I loved Grans, and so did Drakkar Is X going to have a name in the end, or is it just going to be called X, cause that would actually be kind of cool
I loved Grans, and so did Drakkar Is X going to have a name in the end, or is it just going to be called X, cause that would actually be kind of cool
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Cool! I am looking forward to reading Paper Walls when it comes out!
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Re: About Let the old dreams die in english
Thank you for clarification Mr.Lindquist.
However i'm still confused on the issue of "Paper Walls" being published by Text in October. Their people claim that this book will also include Let The Old Dreams Die. Is there some kind of discrepancy with the titles or there's a possibility that both "PW" and "LTODD" will include LTODD short story? Unless the Quercus and Text releasing the same book under different titles....
However i'm still confused on the issue of "Paper Walls" being published by Text in October. Their people claim that this book will also include Let The Old Dreams Die. Is there some kind of discrepancy with the titles or there's a possibility that both "PW" and "LTODD" will include LTODD short story? Unless the Quercus and Text releasing the same book under different titles....
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Could very well be the case. I doubt it is two different books.Nightrider wrote:Unless the Quercus and Text releasing the same book under different titles....
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Re: About Let the old dreams die in english
Still five months until its release... it's gonna be a long wait
By the way, I love the title "Let the old dreams die". Just perfect.
By the way, I love the title "Let the old dreams die". Just perfect.
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I have no problem waiting. At least I know that the book is coming. It's one of those little things that make life worth living!
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I love how that song have been all about LTROI No wonder!
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Re: About Let the old dreams die in english
Let the right one inJ.J. wrote:Still five months until its release... it's gonna be a long wait
By the way, I love the title "Let the old dreams die". Just perfect.
Let the old dreams die
Let the wrong ones go
They cannot
They cannot
They cannot do what you want them to do
Oh ...
Moz
Thank you for the information MR John!!!