The Beauty and the Sorrow by Peter Englund – one of the best narrative non-fiction books of the 21st Century!

Peter Englund’s The Beauty and the Sorrow is among the five best narrative non-fiction titles published in the 21 st Century thus far, according to prestigious daily Svenska Dagbladet! The other four are Thomas Piketty, Joan Didion, Maggie Nelson and Svetlana Alexievitch.

And more good news! Peter Englund has just delivered the manuscript to what can be seen as a companion piece of The Beauty and the Sorrow, titled November (working title)! An unforgettable read about the crucial month of November 1942. To be published in Sweden by Natur & Kultur in the autumn of 2022 and simultaneously in several additional languages.