Wilful Disregard – A Novel About Love (Swedish: Egenmäktigt förfarande – en roman om kärlek, lit.'Arbitrary Conduct – A Novel About Love') is the sixth novel by Swedish author Lena Andersson, published in 2013.

Wilful Disregard
First edition
AuthorLena Andersson
Original titleEgenmäktigt förfarande – en roman om kärlek
TranslatorSarah Death
Genrenovel
Set inStockholm
PublisherNatur & Kultur (Sweden)
Picador (UK)
Publication date
2013 (Sweden)
June 2015 (UK)
Publication placeSweden
Pages208
ISBN978-1447268918

The book was released in the UK in June 2015.

It won the August Prize in 2013[1] and in the same year the Literature Prize given by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.[2]

Plot

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The book tells the story about a writer called Ester Nilsson. She meets an artist called Hugo Rask in an unusual way – because he is listening in the audience when she delivers a talk about him. Despite being in a steady relationship, the story tells the story of Nilsson's relationship with Rask, and betrayal.[2]

Reception

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In an interview in Fokus on October 31, 2014, Swedish director Roy Andersson claimed he was the inspiration for Hugo Rask.[3]

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