Queen (Faber Editions) : Introduced by Sarah Moss

Author: Trotzig, Birgitta

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published on 12 February 2026 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Faber Editions' series.

Paperback | 160 pages
197 x 130 x 13 | 148g

Lose yourself in this tumultuous Swedish family saga, introduced by Sarah Moss ('a masterpiece')Judit is stubborn and singular, distant and unyielding. She is called Queen. Her realm is a windswept farm on a misty Swedish coastline.When she is nine, her dying mother places Judit's brother Viktor in her arms, and the two are bonded for life. Together with their silent brother, Albert,they forge a precarious family. But Judit has her secrets; she dreams amidst the salt spray. And when Viktor emigrates to America, the ground beneath her feet forever shifts.

Translated into English for the first time, Queen (1964)is a visionary family saga: a mythic epic in miniature, mystical and anarchic. One of the greatest Swedish novelists of all time, Birgitta Trotzig casts another worldly light across the souls of her characters - and her readers.

Translated by Saskia Vogel 'Fear, rage, love, resentment: the full range of human emotion is here . . . A story fuelled by inevitability and cold beauty.' Sarah Moss