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Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger
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Wikipedia article
'Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger' is the second novel by Swedish writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri. It was published in 2006 and has received several important literary prizes. It was awarded 2006 year's P O Enquist Prize. Later the same year 'Montecore' was nominated for the August literary award. 'Montecore' also received Sveriges Radio's Romanpris award for best Swedish novel 2007. The listener jurys motivation reads: "Because Jonas Hassen Khemiri leaves his mark on every single word in 'Montecore' in an inspirational transpiration of creativity. Montecore is a beautiful, melancholic but also wonderfully funny book that depicts Sweden in a unique light, making it hard to think of anyone who shouldnt read it."
It was translated into English by Rachel Willson-Broyles.
Plot
In 'Montecore', the author Jonas Hassen Khemiri receives an e-mail from Kadir, a childhood friend of Jonas father. Kadir urges Jonas to write a book about the father, a famous photographer who has disappeared. Kadir's letters are mixed with Jonas memories from his own childhood. Inspired by Kadir, he writes a story about coming of age in a country where tolerance and diversity are the bywords of the day, but where racism and xenophobia form part of everyday life.
History
The novel has been published in Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, France, Hungary, Italy and was published in the fall of 2010 by Knopf in the US.
References
Category:Novels by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Category:2006 novels
Category:Swedish-language novels
Category:Alfred A. Knopf books
Category:Bildungsromans
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