![]() ![]() Upon his return home, the man notices the dog’s absence and searches for him. In the snow and the cold, the puppy gets lost. He has no intention to take his dog, but she sees him and runs after his scooter. It’s winter and a man drives to a lake to go fishing. The Dog is set in the countryside of Northern Sweden. So, now you know it – Sad beginning, happy ending. The beginning of the book is quite sad, and, for most animal lovers, it would be too heart-breaking to read on not knowing whether there would be a happy ending. The blurb does so too and with good reason. I read the German translation, Hundeherz (by far the most poetic title) as I always feel it’s closer to the Scandinavian languages than English.īefore I start the review, I have to spoil the book. Ekman began her career as a crime author but subsequently moved away from the genre. The novella The Dog – Hunden was published in 1986. She has written numerous novels, many of which received prizes and were made into movies. She’s considered one of the most important, if not the most important living Swedish writer. Swedish writer Kerstin Ekman is something like the grande dame of Swedish literature. ![]()
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