döden Senior Editor: Eva Gedin Rights sold to: Piratforlaget, Norway Johnny Kniga, WSOY, Finland De Geus, Holland Option publisher: Tiderne Skifter, Denmark norstedts A Beautiful Love Story in the Shadow of AIDS When Rasmus steps off the train at Stockholm s Central Station in September 1982 he is leaving the small industrial community of Koppom behind, never to return. Death July 2013, 240 pages jonas gardell torka aldrig tårar utan handskar 3. Love August 2012, 288 pages Lead title in the two major book clubs Sample translation in English available torka aldrig tårar utan handskar 2. Norstedts published the first part of Gardell s great work about AIDS, Kärleken, in August 2012 and in five weeks it sold more than copies. sjukdomen One of Sweden s best-loved authors has written a piece of contemporary history, a magnum opus which readers have been waiting for.

Människor i solen (1997) Oskuld (2000) Om Gud (2003) Om Jesus (2009) Har man inget liv får man köpa ett som alla andra: samlade visdomsord (2011)ģ Literary fiction jonas gardell Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar Never Wipe Tears Without Gloves torka aldrig tårar utan handskar In 1982 the first reports on a new mysterious disease reached Sweden a cancer-like illness with rapid course and imminent death striking only homosexual males. Novels Passionsspelet (1985) Odjurets tid (1986) Präriehundarna (1987) Vill gå hem (1988) Fru Björks öden och äventyr (1990) En komikers uppväxt (1992) Frestelsernas berg (1995) Så går en dag ifrån vårt liv och kommer aldrig åter (1998) Ett ufo gör entré (2001) Jenny (2006) Other titles by Jonas Gardell Mormor gråter (1993) Isbjörnarna. He has written 16 books and has been translated into 13 languages. In Jonas Gardell s writings there are no taboos, he moves with preciseness between the big and the small, between dreams and stern reality. In his books he portrays all kinds of human beings, the humour is natural and obvious as is also pain and sorrow. Jonas Gardell has an unerring talent to puncture our everyday life and the emotions beneath. Upsala Nya Tidning JONAS gardell Jonas Gardell was born in 1963 and made his highly praised literary debut in He is one of Scandinavia s most popular stand-up comedians and a highly appreciated playwright. 2 Literary fiction The urgency found in this book, really isn t granted all novels, I so much look forward to the continuation.

Sjukdomen by Jonas Gardell