Money to Burn

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An award-winning and dazzling Danish novel, the first in the groundbreaking Scandinavian Star series, that explores love, betrayal and capitalism - for readers of Deborah Levy and Tove Ditlevsen A dazzling work of fiction and a true-crime investigation into the unshakeable hold of money, greed and desire on us all. 'A comet in Scandinavian literature' Olga Ravn 'Startling and irresistible' Claire-Louise Bennett 'A new masterpiece of Nordic literature' - Dag og Tid 'The most ambitious literary project of the 2020s' - Jyllands-Posten Maggie and Kurt are struggling to hold their marriage together after their only daughter has left home. They live in an old farmhouse in Nyborg but somehow keep missing each other, unable to discuss the events that brought them together. Decades ago, a passenger ferry called the Scandinavian Star caught fire, killing 159 people. The event is still considered a national tragedy in Denmark and Norway. Years later, it was revealed not to be an accident, but the result of an insurance scam gone wrong. How is the Scandinavian Star disaster connected to Maggie and Kurt's relationship How does money affect and infect our closest relationships And is it ever possible to escape

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Nordenhofs first novel isnt like others. Thats one of the reasons why Money to Burn sets the bar so unbelievably high for the coming volumes of what can already be dubbed the most ambitious literary project of the 2020s * Jyllands-Posten *
How do you write a social-realistic, political novel about capitalism in the 21st century This is how you do it! * Politiken *
Money to Burn signals the start of a new masterpiece of Nordic literature * Dag og Tid *
Nordenhof's writing crackles with indignation, conviction, ferocious wit, and savvy human insight. Startling, irresistible, and thoroughly enlivening, reading her words is not unlike looking at the entrancing flames of a tremendous fire -- Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Checkout 19
A comet in Scandinavian literature. Her sentences are like lightning, they hold great beauty and destruction. Funny, furious and masterful Money to Burn is a declaration of war against capitalism -- Olga Ravn, author of My Work

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Asta Olivia Nordenhof (Author) Asta Olivia Nordenhof is an award-winning poet and author. Money to Burn was first published in Denmark in 2020 and went on to win the European Union Prize for Literature and the PO Enquist Prize, and to be shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. Its publication caused a sensation internationally and it is set to be published in sixteen languages. The second book in the series, The Devil Book, was an instant bestseller in Denmark. Caroline Waight (Translator) Caroline Waight is an award-winning literary translator working from Danish, German and Norwegian. Her translations include books by Caroline Albertine Minor, Ingvild Rish i, Maren Uthaug and Dorthe Nors. She was a finalist for the 2023 PEN Translation Award and received a special commendation at the 2023 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.