Tranorna flyger söderut When the Cranes Fly South
An empathetic debut. /…/ [The great international] success is undoubtedly due to the great accuracy with which the novel immerses us in Bo’s thoughts. /…/ The repetition of daily gestures – showers, meals, naps – tenderly recounts the waning autonomy, the frustrations of old age and its difficult management. But the novel also reveals the power of friendship, with Ture as with Sixten, luminous bonds that give meaning to Bo’s life when, day after day, as the cranes fly south, his strength slowly leaves his body.
– Le Monde
