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Nilsson, Per

Seventeen

263 pp. | Front | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-932425-89-5 $17.95
(4) YA Translated by Tara Chace. Seventeen-year-old Jonatan, incapacitated by a mysterious accident, is the voiceless focal point of this flashback narrative as his father, mother, and girlfriend gather in his hospital room to tell their versions of his past. The women's short accounts are eclipsed by the father's rambling reminiscences, which makes the novel drag despite its smooth translation and each character's raw sincerity.
Reviewer: Lauren Maggio

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