Oliver Lovrenski

Praise for Back in the Day

Gripping from the very first sentence. This kind of debut only arrives once a decade

Dagsavisen

What a shot in the arm: the most vivid, vital book I’ve read in ages. Equally brutal and soulful, and translated with extraordinary energy, Back in the Day is less a breath of fresh air than it is a rogue wave

Lisa McInerney, author of 'The Glorious Heresies'

Blazingly original, both invigorating and heartbreaking, this debut blew my socks off. The language these characters speak crosses all boundaries. Oliver Lovrenski and Nicky Smalley have brought us a marve ...

Daniel Wiles, author of 'Mercia's Take'

Gripping from the very first sentence. This kind of debut only arrives once a decade

Dagsavisen

What a shot in the arm: the most vivid, vital book I’ve read in ages. Equally brutal and soulful, and translated with extraordinary energy, Back in the Day is less a breath of fresh air than it is a rogue wave

Lisa McInerney, author of 'The Glorious Heresies'

Blazingly original, both invigorating and heartbreaking, this debut blew my socks off. The language these characters speak crosses all boundaries. Oliver Lovrenski and Nicky Smalley have brought us a marve ...

Daniel Wiles, author of 'Mercia's Take'

Gripping from the very first sentence. This kind of debut only arrives once a decade

Dagsavisen

What a shot in the arm: the most vivid, vital book I’ve read in ages. Equally brutal and soulful, and translated with extraordinary energy, Back in the Day is less a breath of fresh air than it is a rogue wave

Lisa McInerney, author of 'The Glorious Heresies'

Blazingly original, both invigorating and heartbreaking, this debut blew my socks off. The language these characters speak crosses all boundaries. Oliver Lovrenski and Nicky Smalley have brought us a marve ...

Daniel Wiles, author of 'Mercia's Take'