This book is so incredible, parts of it so beautifully detailed i feel like i am there, and then parts so. At the top of his game, lindqvist gives stephen king and j. Like the american horror master, lindqvist draws characters with fascinating interiors and believable historiesimaginative and complexly. The latest novel from john ajvide lindqvist explores that premise. John ajvide lindqvist has been called swedens stephen king.
So when i heard john ajvide lindqvist, author of the vampire novel let the right one in, had published a new horror novel called i am behind you, i had to give it a read. I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist criminal element. A compelling, eerie new novel from john ajvide lindqvist, the internationally bestselling author of let the right one in lindqvists i am behind you is easily one of the weirdest books of 2018. What terrifies horror writer john ajvide lindqvist. John ajvide lindqvist, author of the vampire novel let the right one in, had published a new horror novel called i am behind you, i had to give it a read. I am behind you is the new novel from the very gifted and talented john ajvide lindvist let the right one in, handling the undead, little star and harbour. John ajvide lindqvist is one of the reputed authors from sweden, who is popular for writing horror and mystery books as well as short stories. The swedish film version of let the right one in, directed by tomas alfredson tinker, tailor, soldier, spy won the top prize at the tribeca. Written by john ajvide lindqvist, audiobook narrated by peter noble. This gripping conceptual horror takes you deep into one of the most macabre and unique imaginations writing in the genre.
For myself, i am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist was confusing, strange and extremely weird. I am behind you is a very different tale to let the right one in and might best be described as a surreal supernatural chiller. John ajvide lindqvist john erik ajvide lindqvist is a swedish author who grew up in blackeberg, the setting for let the right one in. He was born on december 2, 1968, in blackeberg, sweden. Lindqvist was born and raised in the stockholm suburb of blackeberg.
Translate by marlaine delargy, i am behind you himmelstrand. Four families, strangers to each other, staying at the same campsite, wake up one morning to find that the campsite is gone, that theyre all alone in an endless field of grass. When there is nowhere else left to go, are you capable of confronting your innermost fears, accepting them and surviving. But when they wake up there is something different. I am behind you john ajvide lindqvist delfi knjizare. The washington post one of the hottest writers in the horror genre. John ajvide lindqvists i am behind you book features. I am behind you turns the world upside down and, disturbing, terrifying and shattering by turns, it will suck you in.
I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist overdrive. Like all of lindqvists books it has a cast made up of flawed, often grotesque characters. Listen to i am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist at. Lindqvist hit something of a horror home run with his earlier novel, let the right one in, which was made into two films. Its about magic, and the intensity of human connectionand the evil we carry inside. First he became a conjurer and came in second in the nordic card trick championship. I am always behind you by john ajvide lindqvist self.
And dont even get me started on being inside the dogs head. I am behind you is john ajvide lindqvists first novel to appear in english since little star in 2011, being a major fan of this highly versatile swedish author i was really looking forward to reading something new. Lindqvists i am behind you is easily one of the weirdest books of 2018. Although still best known for his excellent vampire novel let the right one in, lindqvist has steadily produced a small but eclectically creepy body of work that is uniformly wonderful but often seems to. Author john ajvide lindqvist on how a character in his book, i am behind you, is a sixyearold girl behaving in a sinister fashion after she and a. And while i was intrigued by the premise, it was the sheer weirdness of the book, its insistence on subverting expectations at every turn, that made it so good. And while i was intrigued by the premise, it was the sheer weirdness of the book, its insistence on subverting expectations at every turn, that made it. On a peaceful morning in the swedish countryside, four families wake to discover theyve been transported from their campground to a grassy plain with no landmarks, trees. Then he was a standup comedian for twelve years, before writing let the right one in. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Enter your email below to be notified as soon as it is available. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. It puts you in their minds from the first page all the way to the last.
I am behind you is a disturbing experience in existential dread from john ajvide lindqvist let the right one in. The comparison is apt, except, let me whisper this, he writes better than king. I am behind you is the first of a trilogy, and so far the only one thats been translated into english. I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist goodreads. From the moment isabelle sundberg wakes and looks out the caravan window its clear this wont end well. They are not where they were when they went to sleep. I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist, hardcover. Lindqvists talent in exposing the truer nature of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances is evident once again in i am behind you.
John ajvide lindqvist is the author of let the right one in and handling the undead. I am behind you brings disturbing existential horror into the. John ajvide lindqvist author of let the right one in. While growing up, lindqvist spent most of his time in the suburbs of stockholm in blackeberg. If you like slow, gory, character driven novels that dont really go anywhere, go for it. I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist, marlaine delargy. A compelling, eerie new novel from john ajvide lindqvist, the internationally bestselling author of let the right one in. Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a standup comedian for twelve years. I am behind you is a compelling, eerie new novel from the internationally bestselling author of let the right one in. On family, on children, lindqvist writes in a way that tears the heart and twists the soul. The swedish film adaptation, directed by tomas alfredsson, has won top honors at film festivals all over the globe, including best narrative feature at the tribeca film festival.
Buy i am behind you 01 by ajvide lindqvist, john, delargy, marlaine isbn. His first novel, let the right one in, was published in thirty countries and adapted into two feature films. I am behind you and i always find you by john ajvide lindqvist. John ajvide lindqvist is a swedish author, born in 1968. It seems likely that swedish author john ajvide lindqvist will forever be remembered as the author of let the right one in, but in the years since that sensations publication hes delivered a string of consistently intriguing chillers. The horror lays in how quickly in this apocalyptic situation that people will show their true colours, acting selfishly in order to protect themselves and their own. John ajvide lindqvists novel, a huge best seller in his native sweden, is a unique and brilliant fusion of social novel and vampire legend. This book is so incredible, parts of it so beautifully detailed i feel like i am there, and then parts so devastating and painful, i. You are left with that feeling of uneasiness and confusion because not even the characters in the book really understood what was happening. While it might be called horror, it is also a suspense novel, a. I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist the eloquent page. The novel this gripping conceptual horror takes you deep into one of the most macabre and unique imaginations writing in the genre.
The pacing and structure kept me turning the pages. Btw, its incredibly frustrating how long lindqvists books take to get released in america. Written by john ajvide lindqvist 2018, 416 pages, fiction released on october 16th, 2018. Let the right one in, his debut novel, was an instant bestseller in sweden and was named best novel in translation 2005 in norway.
I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist, 9781925355000, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A compelling, eerie new novel from the internationally bestselling author of let the right one in. This new book, i am behind you, at its best, is reminiscent of lems. If you were hoping to get some sort of answers about wherewhyhow the characters got to wherever they are, this is not the book for you. As a teenager, he used to perform street magic for the tourists walking on. Nothing is as it first seems in john ajvide lindqvists uncanny and utterly engrossing horror novel i am behind youlindqvist let the right one in, little star has been compared by several critics with stephen king, and here its easy to see why. I am behind you by john ajvide lindqvist joplin public. Gary oldman and tomas alfredson tinker tailor soldier spy tv. Marlaine delargy a compelling, eerie new novel from the internationally bestselling author of let the right one in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. However, this was a major disappointment and it does not compare favourably to any of his previous four novels. And a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty. I am behind you audiobook by john ajvide lindqvist.
Some readers might know ajvide lindqvist from his first novel, an international bestseller about vampires called let the right one in 2004. By clicking notify me you consent to receiving electronic marketing communications from. Four families and their vacation caravans are somehow transported into a seemingly endless grassy. I am behind you feels of a piece with his grim fable little star and ghost story harbour, as four families on a countryside camping holiday wake up. John ajvide lindqvists i am behind you book features memphis. In other words, ajvide lindqvist is ajvide lindqvist, and that is a wonderful thing.
I always find you is a horror storyas bizarre and macabre as any of lindqvists earlier novelsbut its also a melancholy meditation on being young and lonely, on making friends and growing up. It occupies a rare interstitial space between mystery, literary fiction, philosophy, horror, and surrealism. I am behind you is my favorite kind of novel utterly unclassifiable. Later in the novel this plays a peculiar part of the story which may well split the critics.
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