


The CIA is created, Israel is about to be born, Simone de Beauvoir experiences the love of her life, an ill George Orwell is writing his last book, and Christian Dior creates the hyper-feminine New Look as women are forced out of jobs and back into the home Awards note Winner of The English Pen Award. Peace with Germany becomes a tool to fortify the West against the threats of the Cold War. Summary The year 1947 marks a turning point in the twentieth century. It will also be published across the world, including in Germany, Norway.

1947 is her fourth book in Swedish and the first of her works to be published in English. Her previous books have won the August Prize, the Danish-Swedish Cultural Fund Prize, and Polands Kapuscinski Prize. Elisabeth Åsbrink (1965) è una nota scrittrice e giornalista svedese, si è affermata in patria e allestero con reportage letterari di argomento storico e sociale che fondono fascino narrativo, una ricerca minuziosa e una profonda sensibilità, ottenendo premi prestigiosi come lAugust e il Kapuscinski. Postwar reconstruction - History - 20th century Elisabeth Asbrink is a journalist and author from Sweden.Postwar reconstruction - Social aspects.Peace-building - History - 20th century.Manners and customs - History | Social aspects In 1947, Elisabeth Asbrink chronicles the creation of the modern world, as the forces that will go on to govern all our lives during the next 70 years first.Label 1947 : when now begins Title 1947 Title remainder when now begins Statement of responsibility Elisabeth Asbrink translated by Fiona Graham Title variation Ninteen fourty-seven Title variation remainder when now begins Creator
