by Jan Guillou · tapa dura · ISBN 9789164203670
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«Dandy» is the historical novel by Jan Guillou, published by Piratförlaget in hardcover (396 pages, in Swedish).
In 1901, Sverre, a Norwegian engineer of humble origins, settles at the Manningham estate with Lord Albert, with whom he has decided to live. Sverre cultivates his painterly side, portrays life at the castle and frequents London's bohemian circles, where the Bloomsbury Group leaves its mark. World War I changes that existence.
Second installment in the series Det stora århundradet (The Great Century). Originally published in 2012 by Piratförlaget.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and LGBT fiction, with an interest in early 20th-century Europe.
Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou is a French-Swedish author, journalist and convicted spy. Guillou has been accused by some commentators of being an agent of the KGB Guillou's fame in Sweden was established during his time as an investigative journalist, most notably in 1973 when he and co-reporter Peter Bratt exposed a secret, immoral and illegal intelligence organization in Sweden, Informationsbyrån (IB). He is still active within journalism as a column writer for the Swedish evening tabloid Aftonbladet. Among his books are a series of spy fiction novels about a spy named Carl Hamilton, and a trilogy of historical fiction novels about a Knight Templar, Arn Magnusson. He is the owner of one of the largest publishing companies in Sweden, Piratförlaget, together with his wife, publisher Ann-Marie Skarp, and Liza Marklund.
