Wednesday, March 22, 2006

1990's short stories

In the 90's I was on the Editorial Board of the literary student's journal Ordkonst. We focused on young authors and when I moved on I remember having had enough of stories about young, unemployed men in an urban environment. But the maybe foremost characteristic of the literary 90's in Sweden was the short story. Cecilia Davidsson and Ninni Holmqvist are top of mind. Typic for the late (ie from the 1990's) short stories is that although in full light, there is something that is hard to get. The reality is well described but hard to understand. It's a world that is not consistent.