A road trip, a gap year, a secluded island in the middle of a sea still teeming with fish - Stefan Sundström has finally written a new book!
Stefans stora blå is a cookbook that smells of seaweed, saithe, and umami. It is also a story about stepping away for a while and daring to just be.
Off the coast of Northern Norway lies the island of Træna. To get there from Stockholm, you take the train towards Narvik, and you're on it for almost a day. Then you take the bus across the border, and there's always a friend who can take you out to sea. Stefan Sundström made that journey.
And he stayed on Træna for a whole year.
Stefan fished, dried cod roe, made kimchi and coffee cheese - and his own snus. He pondered who he is, beyond applause and fan mail. And then he wrote Stefans stora blå. It's about how what is called the center, the city, what's in, is actually pretty out. About how good fish can be. And about the longing to see a whale and not tell anyone.
Stefans stora blå is a sequel to the bestselling and acclaimed Stefans lilla gröna from 2010. The pictures are once again taken by Jeanette Andersson, a photographer who has for many years followed and documented Stefan's life and work in gardens, fishing boats, and on stage.
Stefan Sundström is a multi-award-winning folk-pop artist for 30 years. He has released sixteen music albums and four books, and participated in TV and film. His great interests besides music and writing are cultivation, subsistence fishing, and food production.
And snus.
Title: Stefans stora blå
ISBN: 9789185949489
Binding: Danish binding
Language: Swedish