Poetry. Translated from the Swedish by Johannes Göransson. REMAINLAND showcases poetry from four volumes by Aase Berg, one of Sweden's most celebrated and subversive young writers. From the wrecked fairy-tale-scape of WITH DEER to the pregnancy allegory Transfer Fat, from the sci-fi naturalism of Dark Matter to the catastrophic oasis of Uppland, Berg works language into miniature grotesques which invert the truisms of contemporary society. Her compulsive inventiveness provides an excoriating challenge to all cultures of complacency. "Let yourself be troubled by this terrific poetry—this is a place of weird music and visceral delight"—Lisa Jarnot.

Author City: Stockholm SWE

Aase Berg (born 1967) is a Swedish poet and critic. She was among the founding members of the Stockholm Surrealist Group in 1986 and published an early book on their publishing company Surrealistförlaget in 1988. During the late 1990s she has emerged as one of the most prominent young poets in Sweden and has since 1997 had several collections of poetry published by various branches of the Bonnier publishing house, the largest and most prestigious in Sweden. Aase Berg made her debut as a prose writer with a short story in the collection Perversioner: 12 noveller om avvikelser, published on Vertigo, the publishing company of Carl-Michael Edenborg, another member of the Stockholm surrealist group. Berg has also been editor of the literary journal Bonniers Litterära Magasin (commonly known as BLM), has contributed to the journal 90tal, later renamed 00tal, and is a critic for the newspaper Expressen. Recently, she was awarded the prestigious Aftonbladets Litteratur Pris. Her books in English include REMAINLAND: SELECTED POEMS (Action Books, 2005) WITH DEER (Black Ocean, 2009), and TRANSFER FAR (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2012).

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