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Lina Wolff

    Lina Wolff's writing is shaped by her experiences living and working in Italy and Spain, infusing her work with a distinct perspective. She crafts narratives featuring memorable characters and unexpected scenarios, delving into the complexities of human nature and societal conventions. Wolff's distinctive style and keen observations make her work both thought-provoking and engaging for readers.

    Lina Wolff
    Il tempo della carne
    De polyglotte geliefden
    De polyglotte elskere
    The Devil's Grip
    Many People Die Like You
    Carnality
    • In this latest novel from the award-winning author of The Polyglot Lovers, a writer searching for inspiration in Spain goes on a darkly comic, delightfully absurd journey through an underground society. Awarded a three-month stipend to travel and work, a Swedish writer flies to Madrid, where in a bar she meets a man with an extraordinary story to tell. In exchange for somewhere to sleep and to hide out for a few days, he is willing to tell her the whole astonishing tale. What follows is an account of fantastic proportions and ingredients: the existence of a shadowy Internet TV show with a certain morality clause, a threat to the storyteller’s life, a diabolical nun, and the story of a girl with a missing left thumb. The tale is also the precursor to a meeting between the writer and the infernal miracle worker, Lucia—a meeting that ultimately forces the writer to make a fateful decision about her own inner essence. Carnality is a novel about the universal need for spirituality and truth—not to mention a good story—set in the seemingly unspiritual grimy underbelly of society.

      Carnality
      3.7
    • Many People Die Like You

      • 200 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Set in Spain and Sweden, twelve dark and funny short stories of characters who range from messy to outright deviant.

      Many People Die Like You
      3.6
    • The Devil's Grip

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Set against the enchanting backdrop of Florence, a woman's journey of love takes a tumultuous turn as she falls for a man whose appearance raises eyebrows. Their deep connection quickly morphs into a toxic relationship filled with jealousy and betrayal. As they both grapple with their inner demons, the woman's paranoia intensifies, leading to infidelity and emotional turmoil. Despite her attempt to escape to New Orleans, the bond they share proves to be a haunting force that complicates her quest for freedom.

      The Devil's Grip
      3.5
    • De polyglotte geliefden

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      De polyglotte geliefden verhaalt over drie mensen en drie soorten onvervulde verlangens. Ellinor, 36 jaar oud, afkomstig uit een klein dorp in het zuiden van Zweden, plaatst een contactadvertentie, op zoek naar een ‘tedere, maar niet al te tedere man’. De ongelukkige schrijver Max wil een minnares die hem in alle talen kan toespreken die hij beheerst. Zijn zoektocht voert hem van Stockholm naar Italië, waar hij Lucrezia ontmoet, de kleindochter van een rijke markiezin. Ellinor, Max en Lucrezia hebben meer gemeen dan zij zelf beseffen, onder andere een verloren gewaand manuscript. De polyglotte geliefden is een buitengewoon originele, prikkelende verkenning van machtsverhoudingen, van de ‘male gaze’, en van de manipulatieve eigenschappen van de literatuur. Voor De polyglotte geliefden ontving Lina Wolff in 2016 de Augustprijs, de belangrijkste literatuurprijs in Zweden.

      De polyglotte geliefden
      3.4
    • Der Teufelsgriff

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Lina Wolff hypnotisiert ihre Leser:innen mit einem teuflisch konstruierten Beziehungslabyrinth. Ihr Roman "Der Teufelsgriff" schildert schonungslos und humorvoll die Abgründe einer Beziehung zwischen einer Frau, die nach Florenz zieht, und einem Mann, der ihr Leben auf den Kopf stellt.

      Der Teufelsgriff