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
