{"product_id":"osebol","title":"Osebol","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF SWEDEN''S AUGUST PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE WARWICK PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN TRANSLATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eOsebol \u003c\/i\u003eis a magnificent success; it is hard to imagine it better ... Kapla is a magician ... mesmerizing''\u003c\/b\u003e  Sara Wheeler, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A simple, pared-back and down-to-earth masterpiece''  \u003c\/b\u003eJames Rebanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''We listen to them like something caught on the wind ... so moving and so strangely beckoning''  \u003c\/b\u003eNicci Gerrard, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[Among] the year''s most pleasing books''  \u003c\/b\u003eRishi Dastidar, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Engrossing and humbling and quietly revelatory''  \u003c\/b\u003eMax Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fascinating ... I was riveted''\u003c\/b\u003e  Lydia Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Like standing outside an open window on a warm summer evening and listening to a piece of contemporary history''  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLänstidningen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''What a wonderful book . . . You want to move into it''  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eExpressen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNear the river Klarälven, snug in the dense forest landscape of northern Värmland, lies the secluded village of Osebol. It is a quiet place: one where relationships take root over decades, and where the bustle of city life is replaced by the sound of wind in the trees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this extraordinary and engrossing book, an unexpected cultural phenomenon in its native Sweden, the stories of Osebol''s residents are brought to life in their own words. Over the last half-century, the automation of the lumber industry and the steady relocations to the cities have seen the village''s adult population fall to roughly forty. But still, life goes on; heirlooms are passed from hand to hand, and memories from mouth to mouth, while new arrivals come from near and far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarit Kapla has interviewed nearly every villager between the ages of 18 and 92, recording their stories verbatim. What emerges is at once a familiar chronicle of great social metamorphosis, told from the inside, and a beautifully microcosmic portrait of a place and its people. To read \u003ci\u003eOsebol\u003c\/i\u003e is to lose oneself in its gentle rhythms of simple language and open space, and to emerge feeling like one has really grown to know the inhabitants of this varied community, nestled among the trees in a changing world.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313065501054,"sku":"NW9780141994499","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141994499.jpg?v=1778530389","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/osebol","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}