The White City

A story of high tension, startling insights and lasting resonance. -- Siri Hustvedt Though the plot of Ramqvist's English debut may make it sound like a crime thriller, the pace is lulling, the writing sensuous and patiently observed... Delicate and unsparing. Kirkus Reviews Karolina Ramqvist writes with frosty precision the kind of literature that is unforgettable. Her portraits of women hit deep into bone and marrow. -- Dorthe Nors, author of SO MUCH FOR WINTER and KARATE CHOP A stirring portrait of human melancholy that fills a Swedish winter with fear, grace and urgency. -- Rebecca Dinerstein, author of THE SUNLIT NIGHT With a vulnerability that brings to mind Cormac McCarthy's The Road ... The White City is a seamless and controlled novel vibrating with subtext that cements Karolina Ramqvist's position as one of Sweden's most interesting writers. Expressen (Sweden) Ramqvist handles this small, frozen thriller masterfully in every detail. Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) A sharp, compelling examination of the human ideal of strength and perfection ... The White City is as suspenseful as it is beautiful, a story told from the periphery of the criminal world, a painful portrayal of physical motherhood. Nojesguiden (Sweden) An incredible novel that you experience with all your senses ... Ramqvist's narrative voice is unique in contemporary Swedish literature. Boras Tidning (Sweden) An incredibly skillfully written novel ... It bears witness to a writer who knows her craft, who doesn't need to complicate things. That is high art. Arbetet (Sweden) The White City confirms with desirable clarity Karolina Ramqvist's position as one of Sweden's most interesting authors right now. Lundagard (Sweden) Provocative ... these meticulously portrayed physical experiences make for invaluable literature. NRK (Norway)