Book Club 2025: Åke Jävel: Kuken by Lars Sjunnesson

Åke Jävel is a character that Sjunnesson uses in his comics, and his bon mot (so to speak) is “kuken!”, which means “the cock”. (Or perhaps “the dick”.) This book purports to be a collection of the poetry written by the man this character is built on. So:

(“The cock is democratic”, etc.)

Then there’s a text at the end about how Sjunnesson came to have the manuscript(s) for this book and all that jazz. It’s a fun little object. I got it from here, included with some comics I bought. Thanks!

And it’s one of those rare books that has a perfect 5.00 rating on Goodreads! (Heh heh.)

Åke Jävel: Kuken I-III (2023) by Lars Sjunnesson (5 on Goodreads)

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