From Baltic Shores (Series B: English Translations of Works of Scandinavian Literature)

A linguistic tour de force--The Guardian. The harsh climate and often harsh economic conditions of the countries that fringe the shores of the Baltic Sea (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) provide a framework for lives of fierce independence and self-reliance; yet the coldness can be softened by the warmth of trust and dissipated by invigorating fantasy. ""Reading these tales after a steady diet of American post-modernists makes you feel as if you are paging your way slowly back into more vital times.""--Harvard Review. ""Elegant....This book is not only a good read, but a valuable contribution to the unity and diversity of the contemporary short story in the world.""--World Literature Today. Most of the authors whose works are featured in this broad selection are quite young and have not had works published in English translation. The comprehensive introduction to the authors places them in the context of their national literature.