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Femicide: WINNER OF THE PETRONA AWARD 2023: 1 (Vanessa Frank, 1)

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It's been ten years of the Petrona Award: 2013 - 2023, and to mark the occasion we will be revisiting the first ten winners. I Råttkungen är det hat och våld mot kvinnor som står i fokus, vilket tyvärr alltid är aktuellt. Och den så kallade incel-rörelsen, En rörelse som betyder ofrivilligt celibat, heterosexuella män som lever utan partner, har haft lite eller ingen erfarenhet alls av sex och kärlek.

The Petrona Award: 2023

FEMICIDE was a fantastic book to work on. Pascal Engman certainly belongs to the Nordic Noir tradition, but his writing and his characters deftly reflect the tectonic shifts underway in Sweden and the wider world. Always unsettling and compelling, he is not bound by conventions or old cliches. I am delighted that the jury has recognised his talent and that my translation seems to have done it justice! Pascal Engman's Femicide is a captivating thriller treading on topical subjects and providing the others with a blueprint regarding how an author can conjure up a titillating story which nonetheless corresponds to the emerging realities of our age and is meant to make the reader conscious of the newfound social ills. The author is relentless in his characterization letting the reader become privy to the inner workings of deranged minds who intend to do harm as a direct consequence of their misled views on the others and society as a whole. The violence is gratuitous at parts, but what is even more disconcerting is our exposition to the thought processes of the culprits. Vanessa is an intriguing protagonist carrying a heavy personal burden, her daughter had died while her foster daughter has moved permanently in Syria, and she makes for a decisive and prone-to-action character who moves forward the story with some brief interludes where she discloses to the people closest to her, her concerns and grievances. I really hope that publishers in the English-speaking parts of the world will wake up and translate the following Vanessa Frank installments, so far 5 books in total, as the Swedish author's pen opens new horizons in the genre's stagnant status quo.

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Twelve crime novels from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have made the longlist for the 2023 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. Anneli Glamsare årets läsfrämjare 2021 – Pascal Engman-stiftelsens första stipendiat". Boktugg.se (in Swedish). 28 May 2021 . Retrieved 4 August 2022.

The Petrona Award: The Petrona Award 2023 - Winner

Ce se întâmplă atunci când femeile ajung la putere, obțin drepturi egale cu bărbații și se împotrivesc oricărei forme de abuz, considerând partea masculină o amenințare, o problemă ce trebuie îndepărtată? Răspunsul e unul destul de logic - bărbații se vor răzbuna, însă modul în care aleg să o facă este culmea violenței. Cu alte cuvinte, romanul este un răspuns la mișcarea Me Too, o mișcare pornită de femei împotriva abuzurilor sexuale, dar Engman transformă Suedia într-o scenă a pedepsirii femeilor. The Vanessa Frank series is sold in over 20 countries and has been translated into 19 languages including English, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish. [2] Literacy initiative [ edit ] Cu toate că e un Thriller, apar câteva personaje față de care am simțit un oarecare atașament, personaje ca Celine, o mică rebelă pe care am adorat-o și mi-ar fi plăcut să aflu mai multe despre ea sau Niklas, băiatul bun cu un trecut întunecat. Protagonista, Vanessa, face parte din categoria polițistelor care pot rezolva un caz fără ajutorul altcuiva. Dacă era puțin mai violentă aș fi putut să jur că este Helen Grace, protagonista din seria lui Arlidge. Mi s-a părut un personaj destul de gol, prin comparație cu celelalte, dar poate că e de vină și meseria de polițist, în care doar datoria contează. În unele momente, asta o face să pară un roboțel pentru care și sexul devine un gest mecanic, fără sentiment. RÅTTKUNGEN är den andra boken i serien om polisinspektör Vanessa Frank. Återigen visar Pascal Engman att han är en mästerlig förnyare av den samhällsengagerande spänningslitteraturen. Eldslandet (första boken i serien om Vanessa Frank) kom 2018.Stokholme randama nužudyta moteris. Savaitgalį buvo paleistas iš kalėjimo jos dtaugas bei dukros tėvas Karimas. Atrodo, jog tampa aišku, kas taip žiauriai pasielgė.. Šią bylą imasi tirti Vanesa Frank.

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Pagrindinė kūrinio tema - neapykanta moterims. Nes per gražios. Nes atstumia ne itin išvaizdžius vyrus ir jie, vargšai, turi kentėti to pasekmes. ⠀ Vanesa pradeda suprasti, jog ši byla mebus tokia jau lengva, kaip iš pradžių pasirodė. Taip ji prisikasa iki organizuoto tinklo, kuris niekina moteris bei nori jas nubausti. Kyla vienintelis ir bene pagrindinis klausimas.. Kur tai nuves?The late Swedish author and magazine editor Stieg Larsson was the first to trace the expanding violence directed towards women in Sweden today and the first part in the notorious Millenium trilogy was published in Sweden under the title Män som hatar kvinnor which translates into English as Men Who Hate Women. The title is also applicable to Engman's novel as it features a wide variety of characters, their social status spanning from the most affluent to the destitute and homeless, who are narrating a story with multiple plot strands that unravels with a raw force, reminiscent of the best works by authors of the magnitude of Jo Nesbo and Lars Kepler. The main protagonist is Vanessa Frank who is assigned to the case of a femicide that took place in the Swedish capital and is initially perceived as the work of her boyfriend who may be incarcerated but at the time of the murder was free on leave from the prison. There are some references to Vanessa's previous case, the story of the first book in the saga (original title: Eldslandet) however Femicide can definitely be read as a standalone featuring a totally self-contained storyline. Perhaps, those who are familiar with the previous work would be more familiar with the characters of Vanessa and Nicola who are once more the duo of protagonists. There is an incredible drive in [Pascal Engman’s] prose, and a wonderful sense of dramaturgy. With a light hand he throws you into his dramas. It is irresistible reading.’ – David Lagercrantz, author of The Girl in the Spider’s Web – Millennium series by Stieg Larsson una trama interesante y en parte novedosa, van ocurriendo muchos hechos a la vez, y podremos encontrar bastantes personajes a parte de Vanesa y Nicolás que son los protagonistas. Aquí lo siento pero no he terminado de empatizar con ninguno, ni en sus ratos buenos ni en los malos, quizá por la falta de información que comentaba anteriormente, que se hace muy evidente

Femicide (1) (Vanessa Frank): Engman, Pascal: 9781915054432 Femicide (1) (Vanessa Frank): Engman, Pascal: 9781915054432

A trecut mult timp de când nu am mai citit un roman atât de bun: personaje vii, foarte bine construite, cu un limbaj foarte colorat și o tonă de defecte ce le fac cu adevărat autentice, o acțiune fascinantă și încâlcită și mii de femei care, din dorința de a fi mai presus decât bărbații, ajung victimele unor criminali înrăiți. Recunosc că primele pagini nu mi-am atras în mod deosebit atenția, dar ce a urmat a fost o furtună de evenimente și încercări disperate de a lupta cu trecutul, prezentul și cu cel sau cei care ucid din plăcere în același timp.Before beginning his authorship, Engman was a journalist at Swedish evening newspaper Expressen, and one of their most high-profile reporters. In the Vanessa Frank series, he explores extreme fringes of society, such as right-wing nationalists, incels and islamists. Themes such as class and identity are recurrent in Engman'sbooks. Fresh, brilliant writing and utterly compelling. I loved it.’ – Peter James, UK No.1 bestselling author of the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series Pros: well-written characters, fast-paced, intelligent and intricate plot, last 25% had me fked up in a good way, ending was fire flame Pascal Carl Orlando Engman Murchio (born 30 July 1986) is a Swedish author and journalist. With more than 600,000 copies of his books sold in Sweden alone, he is the best-selling Swedish author in the millennial generation. [1] His works have been translated into 19 languages. [2] Portrayed as a rising star in Scandinavian crime fiction, [3] [4] Engman has been called "the master of the new generation" by David Lagercrantz, the author of the later books in the Millennium series. [5] Early life and journalism career [ edit ] TT (8 June 2022). "Bibliotekarie prisas av Pascal Engman". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412 . Retrieved 4 August 2022.

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