“When Julius was twenty-five, his mother died of cancer—which Julius grieved over—and shortly afterward his father was swallowed by the bog when he tried to rescue a heifer. Julius grieved over that too—because he was fond of the heifer.” — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“The weekly show View on Africa was what first gave her the insight that there was a world outside Soweto. It wasn’t necessarily more… — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“And there Allan could see an opening. In a prison camp you couldn't just hang around, because if you did then the guards would… — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“It was tough to think in new ways and equally tough to remember the old.” — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“Revenge is like politics, one thing always leads to another until bad has become worse, and worse has become worst.” — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“Allan lurte på hva den lille mannen gjorde i luken hvis han ikke solgte billetter, men sa ingenting. Den lille mannen satt jo kanskje… — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“Allan woke up and wondered whether it wouldn't soon be time to go to bed.” — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“Stařík chtěl vodku s kolou. Při slavnostnějších příležitostech si místo toho dokázal představit vodku s vodkou.” — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“The hundred-year-old man had never let himself be irritated by people, even when there was a good reason to be, and he was not… — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“In the end, they could think of no better solution than to put a bullet between his eyes, so they could go about their… — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
“The engineer’s head was spinning. So he was supposed to receive a guest the president didn’t want to meet. He would tell the guest… — Jonas Jonasson Copy Share Image
