My Brother

"Chinks of light appear as secrets are revealed... Well worth the read" --GUARDIAN "Original and fascinating, the best debut I've read from a Swedish writer in years" --MARTIN HOLMEN, AUTHOR OF THE STOCKHOLM TRILOGY "Bleak and beautiful rural noir" --CRIMEREADS "From the start, there is an energy in the writing of this novel that only occasionally lets up... unfolding mysteries with miseries" --IRISH TIMES "My Brother is perfect for fans of Scandi-noir dramas" --CULTUREFLY "An exposition on human frailty and resilience, and on despair and hope... Darkly poetic" --EUROPEAN LITERATURE NETWORK "This year's best novel... Brutal, colourful, carnal... Impossible to put down" --EXPRESSEN "Every now and then there are debut novels that appear like crown jewels... My Brother belongs there: clever, detailed and shimmering" --SVENSKA DAGBLADET "[Karin Smirnoff] is a rare story-telling talent" --AFTONBLADET "[My Brother] possesses the same melodramatic power as Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels" --ETC "Secrets and lies grow thick and tall like tree trunks... [My Brother] has its own logic and its own hard, coarse beauty" --SMALANDPOSTEN "Karin Smirnoff's debut novel has become a media sensation... It's a remarkable novel." --GP

Karin Smirnoff lives in Hertsanger, Sweden. She worked as a journalist before quitting her job to buy a wood factory. After a couple of years, she wrote her debut novel, My Brother, which was discovered on the slush pile. It became a critically acclaimed bestseller and has since been shortlisted for the prestigious August Prize, translated into eleven languages, and optioned for TV by the producers behind The Bridge.