Svinalängorna (novel)

Svinalängorna
First edition
AuthorSusanna Alakoski
LanguageSwedish
Set inYstad
PublisherAlbert Bonniers förlag
Publication date
2006
Publication placeSweden
Pages256
ISBN91-0-011033-7

Svinalängorna (lit. The Swine Rows) is the debut novel by Swedish author Susanna Alakoski, published in 2006.

Set in Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s, the novel is about a Finnish immigrant family struggling with alcoholism.

The novel has sold over 400,000 copies in Sweden. It won the August Prize in 2006. A film adaptation, Beyond, directed by Pernilla August, was released in 2010.