Popular Music

Mikael Niemi

Flamingo, 2003 - Fiction - 368 pages

Growing up in a small town in the northernmost corner of Sweden can be hard for a boy, and Matti's adolescence is no exception. Wrap up warm and join the community of Pajala in a tale of weddings, sauna contests, the thrill of a first kiss - and of finally hearing the Beatles.

About the author

Mikael Niemi was born in 1959 and grew up in the town of Pajala in the northern part of Sweden, the town which provides the setting for ‘Popular Music’. He is an established Swedish children’s author, playwright and poet.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Popular Music
• Author: Mikael Niemi
• Translated by: Laurie Thompson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Flamingo, 2003
• ISBN: 0007145500, 9780007145508
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General