The black burner in love: a novel full of adventure and bizarre!

The black burner in love: a novel full of adventure and bizarre!

Småland, Schweden - The new novel by Jonas Jonasson, "the black burner in love and how he saw the world," takes readers to the Swedish province of Småland in 1852. Algot Olsson, a young man who has to grow up quickly after his father's death, discovered his ability as a schnapps burner. With just a modest potato macker and a simple distillation device, he develops a brilliant idea: he custles the schnapps to the track workers who lay the first rails. This freight train of alcoholic beverages does not remain hidden from the nasty count of Bielkiegen, who from then on casts his eyes on Algot. With these skillful turns and surprises, Jonasson shows how Algot uses the power of the schnapps to assert himself against his various enemies, as [oe24.at] reports.

The secondary characters, including printer master Helmut and his daughter Anna Stina, who fled from Bavaria, also enrich history. Together they defy the adversity and transform the schnapps into a pharmaceutical means that hits the count a snap. This bizarre, fairytale narrative style is typical of Jonasson's works and captivates readers with emotional moments and humorous deposits. In the overall picture, the novel offers solid reading pleasure and is reminiscent of the author's earlier successes when [Amazon.de] notes.