Until last week I was unaware of the work of publisher Novellix, a small Swedish outfit which regularly publishes individual novellas and stories by a mix of modern and classic authors, both Scandinavian and otherwise. Their books are beautifully designed, and in their size and scope remind me of the output of Readux. (And sometimes sets of four are available in slipcases.)
I mean, look at these:
(It should also be noted that you can never go wrong reading Hjalmar Söderberg, some of whose wonderful work has been translated into English)
Fortunately, they have just decided to test the water with English-language work, producing four novellas/stories in gorgeous new editions.
These four were designed by Lisa Bengtsson, using artwork by Jennie Ekström. I'm not sure who to credit for the other beautiful books above because of the whole Swedishlessness I suffer, but whoever they are, they're doing damn fine work.
(With thanks to Creative Review, who first drew these books to my attention.)
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