Jakob Sverker
Jakob Sverker is the author of the twice-nominated Selma Award “Europa trilogy” – three political and philosophical thriller novels about the confrontation between the authoritarian, neo-Nazi movement the Union for Europe's Freedom.
The Council
“The Council”, Jakob’s fourth novel is a philosophical and existential thriller in the same spirit as the “Europa trilogy”.
"The Council" is about the recording of a reality TV series called "The Shipwrecked" on a deserted island in Southeast Asia. In the country where the film crew and participants are located, a local uprising quickly escalates into a larger conflict. A faction of the military occupies the neighboring island to where the recording is taking place, which has dire consequences.
“The Council” is comparable to:
"The Music of Chance" by Paul Auster "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
"Mao II" by Don DeLillo
Original title: Örådet
Publication: Ormstunga Förlag Februari 2021
Pages: 240
Rights sold: All rights available
Reading material: Full translation
Contact: Anna-Maria Ekblad
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