He Swindled Everyone and Everything - Norstedtsagency.se
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Literary fictionMikael Bergstr<strong>and</strong>Mikael Bergstr<strong>and</strong> is a journalist <strong>and</strong> author from Malmö,in the south of Sweden. For the last few years, he has livedwith his family in New Delhi but has now moved back toSweden.Delhis vackraste händerThe most beautiful h<strong>and</strong>s in DelhiSeptember 2011, 329 pagesSenior Editor: Susanna RomanusExtensive summary <strong>and</strong> sample translation in EnglishavailableMore than 55.000 copies soldRights sold to:Modtryk, DenmarkAschehoug, NorwayBazar, Finl<strong>and</strong>Signatuur, the Netherl<strong>and</strong>sbtb, GermanyPiemme, ItalyLa Campana, Spain (Catalan)Gaïa, FranceAlfaguara, Spain (Spanish)Humour, Warmth <strong>and</strong> Unexpected MeetingsIn Delhis vackraste händer, a middle-aged Swedishman meets the bustling <strong>and</strong> colourful life in India<strong>and</strong> encounters unexpected passion where he leastexpected to find it. Mikael Bergstr<strong>and</strong> describes thismeeting with warmth <strong>and</strong> with a large portion ofhumour.Göran Borg is what you might call a “lo<strong>se</strong>r”: middle-aged,increasingly chubby, <strong>and</strong> without ambitions. His wakinghours are mostly spent on reading a fan blog for football<strong>and</strong> thinking about his ex-wife, who left him 8 years, 4months <strong>and</strong> 3 days ago. This is his every-day life until oneday when he suddenly gets fired (due to extensive surfingon said fan blog for football) <strong>and</strong> is given a year’s worth ofsalary in compensation.When Göran has proces<strong>se</strong>d the worst of his bitterness,he decides to join his best friend Erik on a group trip toIndia. But the trip doesn’t at all turn out the way Göranexpected; already at the airport Erik ab<strong>and</strong>ons him forthe company of a hot, young girl in the group, <strong>and</strong> oncethey have arrived Göran is struck with a horrible ca<strong>se</strong> ofthe “Delhi Belly”. Sick, alone <strong>and</strong> de<strong>se</strong>rted at a shabby hotelin Jaipur, Göran awaits his inevitable death. But thenYogendra “Yogi” Singh Thakur walks through the door, aspirited textile merchant armed to the teeth with inexhaustibleoptimism. With Yogi by his side, Göran is takenon an inner <strong>and</strong> outer journey through India, filled withadventure, strong friendship <strong>and</strong> inten<strong>se</strong> love.Press voices:“Bridget Jones goes 52-year old flabby football nerd”Tara”Yogendra Singh Thakur, I would gladly meet him again.”Sydsvenskan”It is impossible to write a reflection on India better than Shantaram,but Mikael Bergstr<strong>and</strong> succeeds in bringing the readers alongto filthy backyards, spicy smells <strong>and</strong> brightly coloured saris” Metro”Incredibly funny book. I appoint it the next ‘Centenariansuccess’.”Radio P4, Värml<strong>and</strong>“It is so joyful <strong>and</strong> entertaining to read. You are coming alongon a delightful journey /.../ With a smile on your face you joinGöran on his adventures.” Radio P4, Hall<strong>and</strong>linda.altrovberg@norstedts.<strong>se</strong>catherine.mork@norstedts.<strong>se</strong>asa.bergman@norstedts.<strong>se</strong>
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