The Fly Trap; The Art of Flight; The Raisin King
The Fly Trap; The Art of Flight; The Raisin King
Fredrik SjöbergFredrik Sjöberg made his major literary breakthrough in 2004 with The Fly Trap (Flugfällan). Along with The Art of Flight (Flyktkonsten, 2006) and The Raisin King (Russinkungen, 2009), it forms a semi-autobiographical trilogy populated by adventurous naturalists and forgotten artists, including Kamchatka traveller René Malaise, watercolour painter Gunnar Widforss and earthworm researcher, Grail mystic and raisin grower Gustaf Eisen. This volume is a collection of the tree books.
The Fly Trap was nominated for the prestigius August Prize in 2004.
