by Emma Straub · Gyldendals Bogklubber · ISBN 9788703070513
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«Feriegæsterne» is the novel by Emma Straub published by Gyldendals Bogklubber in Danish, with the original title The Vacationers.
A family travels to Mallorca intending to spend two weeks on holiday, but the supposed rest turns into a showcase of grievances, secrets and tensions that surface during their time together. With irony and emotional closeness, the novel portrays love, forgiveness and the difficulties of understanding one another within a family.
For readers looking for a contemporary novel about family relationships, with ironic humour and an empathetic look at everyday conflicts.
Emma Straub is an American novelist. Her novels include Modern Lovers, The Vacationers, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, and All Adults Here. She is also the author of a short story collection entitled Other People We Married. In May 2022, Straub's novel This Time Tomorrow was published by Riverhead Books. Straub was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024. She founded the independent bookstore Books Are Magic in 2017.
