Summary of The Way of a SerpentÂ
“The Way of a Serpent” is a short, dark novel about a poor peasant family in Sweden at the end of the 19th century. The story’s narrator is in debt to a man who takes advantage of his situation by abusing the women in his family.
Reasons to read The Way of a Serpent
Gustav Torgny Lindgren was one of Sweden’s most esteemed contemporary writers. He won the August Prize for his novel “Sweetness”, the Prix Femina Etranger for “Bathsheba”, and the Selma Lagerlöf Prize. “The Way of a Serpent” was his breakthrough novel and has been translated into several languages. Other notable works by Torgny Lindgren include “Light” and “Sweetness”.
Setting: Västerbotten (Sweden)
Book set in Sweden: Västerbotten county, in northern Sweden, likely the region around the village of Raggsjö, where Lindgren was born.
Original title: Ormens väg på hälleberget
Year of publication: 1982
Nr of pages: 112
