Stöld
Publisher: Romanus & Selling
Published: 2022
Place of publication: Sweden
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 441
ISBN-13: 9789198559699
Other titles: Theft
Description: Winner of Book of the Year 2021!

At the age of nine, Elsa, a reindeer herder's daughter, witnesses a man killing one of her reindeer. She is threatened into silence and becomes painfully aware that her origins arouse a burning hatred.

"Stöld" is a wild and beautiful yoik about the life of a reindeer herder, but also an exciting novel about a rarely depicted reality in the north. Where reindeer are poached and brutally killed and the police do not investigate the crimes. Where tensions between the Sami and other villagers poison generations.

The threat to Elsa changes her forever, and through the years she carries a soft reindeer ear as a constant reminder. The family and clan fight for justice, but a desperation quietly grows.

August Prize winner Ann-Helén Laestadius' first novel for adults is based on true events. "Theft" is a warm yet poignant portrayal of a forgotten part of Sweden where people are pitted against each other.