Andrzej Tichy and Nichola Smalley on Wretchedness
On their longlisting for the 2021 International Man Booker Prize, author Andrzej Tichy and translator Nichola Smalley speak to us about Wretchedness.
Andrzej Tichý
Andrzej Tichy was born in Prague to a Polish mother and a Czech father. He has lived in Sweden since 1981.
The author of five novels, a short story collection and a wide range of nonfiction and criticism, Tichy is widely recognized as one of the most important novelists of his generation. His novel Eländet (Wretchedness) is a post-political foray into modern day Swedish society. It was shortlisted for the August Prize 2016, Sweden’s most prestigious literary prize.
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Andrzej Tichý paints a delirious portrait of an excluded community of nomads, full of potent fuel and dancing to a different beat. Translated by Nichola Smalley.
