Ola Larsmo is a critic and columnist for Sweden's largest newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, and the award-winning author of nine novels and several collections of short stories and essays. He was president of PEN Sweden from 2009 to 2017 and editor of Bonniers Literary Magazine from 1984 to 1990.
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When Gustaf and Anna Klar and their three children leave Sweden for New York in 1897, they take with them a terrible secret and a longing for a new life. But their dream of starting over is nearly crushed at the outset: a fire devastates Ellis Island just... SEE MORE