Aednan

Linnea Axelsson, Saskia Vogel (trans.)

Aednan
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
25 January 2024
Pages
432
ISBN
9781805331315

Aednan

Linnea Axelsson, Saskia Vogel (trans.)

In Northern Sami, the word AEdnan means the land, the ground, the earth. In this majestic verse novel, Linnea Axelsson chronicles the fates of two Indigenous Sami families, telling of their struggle and persistence over a century of colonial displacement, loss and resistance.It begins with Ristin and Ber-Jona, who are trying to care for their troubled young sons while migrating their reindeer herd in northernmost Scandinavia during the 1910s. The coming of the Swedes brings new borders that lay waste to Sami customs and migration paths - and mean devastating separation for this family.In the 1970s, Lise grapples with how she was forced to adapt to Swedish society, haunted by her time in a 'nomad school' where she was deprived of her ancestors' language and history. Lise's daughter, Sandra, seeks to reclaim that heritage, becoming an activist struggling for reparations from the Swedish state.As one generation succeeds another, their voices interweave and form a spellbinding hymn to lands and traditions lost and reclaimed. Written in sparse, glittering verse that flows like a current,?AEdnan is a profound and moving epic of Sami life.

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