Lina Wolff Libri

In this latest novel from the award-winning author of The Polyglot Lovers, a writer searching for inspiration in Spain goes on a darkly comic, delightfully absurd journey through an underground society. Awarded a three-month stipend to travel and work, a Swedish writer flies to Madrid, where in a bar she meets a man with an extraordinary story to tell. In exchange for somewhere to sleep and to hide out for a few days, he is willing to tell her the whole astonishing tale. What follows is an account of fantastic proportions and ingredients: the existence of a shadowy Internet TV show with a certain morality clause, a threat to the storyteller’s life, a diabolical nun, and the story of a girl with a missing left thumb. The tale is also the precursor to a meeting between the writer and the infernal miracle worker, Lucia—a meeting that ultimately forces the writer to make a fateful decision about her own inner essence. Carnality is a novel about the universal need for spirituality and truth—not to mention a good story—set in the seemingly unspiritual grimy underbelly of society.

Set in Spain and Sweden, twelve dark and funny short stories of characters who range from messy to outright deviant.

Award-winning Barcelona novel with Bolano-esque humour: with women, men, lovers, loners, Marilyn (a cat) and Bret Easton Ellis (a dog).

Set against the enchanting backdrop of Florence, a woman's journey of love takes a tumultuous turn as she falls for a man whose appearance raises eyebrows. Their deep connection quickly morphs into a toxic relationship filled with jealousy and betrayal. As they both grapple with their inner demons, the woman's paranoia intensifies, leading to infidelity and emotional turmoil. Despite her attempt to escape to New Orleans, the bond they share proves to be a haunting force that complicates her quest for freedom.

Ferocious and irreverent, this multiple prize-winning novel burns down the pretensions of a pompous literary establishment and takes no prisoners.

Lina Wolff hypnotisiert ihre Leser:innen mit einem teuflisch konstruierten Beziehungslabyrinth. Ihr Roman "Der Teufelsgriff" schildert schonungslos und humorvoll die Abgründe einer Beziehung zwischen einer Frau, die nach Florenz zieht, und einem Mann, der ihr Leben auf den Kopf stellt.