Wilful Disregard
2013 novel by Lena Andersson
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Wilful Disregard – A Novel About Love (Swedish: Egenmäktigt förfarande – en roman om kärlek, lit. 'Arbitrary Conduct – A Novel About Love') is the sixth novel by Swedish author Lena Andersson, published in 2013.
First edition | |
| Author | Lena Andersson |
|---|---|
| Original title | Egenmäktigt förfarande – en roman om kärlek |
| Translator | Sarah Death |
| Genre | novel |
| Set in | Stockholm |
| Publisher | Natur & Kultur (Sweden) Picador (UK) |
Publication date | 2013 (Sweden) June 2015 (UK) |
| Publication place | Sweden |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 978-1447268918 |
The book was released in the UK in June 2015.
It won the August Prize in 2013[1] and in the same year the Literature Prize given by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.[2]
Plot
The book tells the story about a writer called Ester Nilsson. She meets an artist called Hugo Rask in an unusual way – because he is listening in the audience when she delivers a talk about him. Despite being in a steady relationship, the novel tells the story of Nilsson's relationship with Rask, and betrayal.[2]
Reception
In an interview in Fokus on October 31, 2014, Swedish director Roy Andersson claimed he was the inspiration for Hugo Rask.[3]