Ask a Bookseller: ‘Aednan: An Epic’ by Linnea Axelsson
On The Thread’s Ask a Bookseller series, we talk to independent booksellers all over the country to find out what books they’re most excited about right now. Click here. Darcie Shultz of Books and Burrow in Pittsburgh, Kas., highly recommends Linnea Axelsson’s novel in verse “Aednan: An Epic,” which was translated by Saskia Vogel. It’s a sweeping saga set across 100 years, three generations and two Sámi families. The story encompasses the forces of colonialism and the importance of language. Translated from Northern Sámi, the title of the book means “the land, the earth and my mother.”“It’s…
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