Many People Die Like You

An underemployed chef is pulled into the escalating violence of his neighbour's makeshift porn channel. An elderly piano student is forced to flee her home village when word gets out that she's fucked her thirty-something teacher. A hose pumping cava through the maquette of a giant penis becomes a murder weapon in the hands of a disaffected housewife. In this collection from the winner of Sweden's August Prize, Lina Wolff gleefully wrenches unpredictability from the suffocations of day-to-day life, shatters balances of power without warning, and strips her characters down to their strangest and most unstable selves. Wicked, discomfiting, delightful and wry, delivered with the deadly wit for which Wolff is known, ´Many People Die Like You´ presents the uneasy spectacle of people in solitude, and probes, with savage honesty, the choices we make when we believe no one is watching... or when we no longer care. Perfect for fans of 'Austerlitz' by W.G. Sebald and 'The Months' by Javier Marías. What people are saying about ´Many People Die Like You´: 'Fantastic. Quiet, thoughtful and, in spite of all the suffering, very funny.' - Vi magazine 'Several of the stories are so funny that you'd probably bring joy to your neighbours if you read them aloud.' - Skånska Dagbladet 'An immediate success for Lina Wolff... Many People Die Like You is a more than promising debut. Lina Wolff is a skilled stylist and a good storyteller.' - Arbetarbladet