Wilful Disregard

Wilful Disregard (Egenmäktigt förfarande in Swedish) is Lena Andersson’s sixth novel, published in Sweden in 2013. It won the August Prize that year, and the UK edition followed in 2015. Dorthe Nors describes it as a study of the nature of being in love, with a protagonist, Ester, who scrutinises each word said or texted to her by the man she loves. Sarah Death translated it for Picador.