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2025: People in Småland are being provoked into action by a destructive species
Wild Boar
What you need to know before your trail
People in Småland are being provoked into action by a destructive species. It moves in packs at night. Gardens are being destroyed, farmland churned up. Yet its illusiveness draws in both visitors and inhabitants.
The forests of this stony province are home to a growing population of wild boar once on the verge of extinction. Told by three people newly arrived in an isolated community, Wild Boar is a compelling and poetic debut from Finnish/Swedish author Hannah Lutz about animals and people, their places in a changing ecosystem, and their capacities to grow and to destroy.
Travel Guide
Hornanäs – Småland
“This is what I know of Hornanas; to get there I will make my way to Smaland, to Tingsryd and midway by Tingsryd and Linneryd I’ll turn right. In the village there are four or five occupied houses, three or four abandoned ones. In a yellow house, surrounded by apple trees, lives Arnold Falkberg. The landscaoe is made up of lakes and productive forest. Wild board hunting is permitted throughout the year.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Wild Boar
Destination/location: Småland, Hornanas Author/guide: Hannah Lutz Departure Time: 2000s
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