About the Author

Steve Sem-Sandberg was born in 1958. He divides his time between Vienna and Stockholm.

Reviews

"Mesmerizing...An irresistible work of fiction, absorbing from first page to last...Dickens would have been very pleased with this novel." --Carmen Callil, The Guardian (London)"Was Rumkowski a sinner or a saint? Collaborator or a liberator? It is around this central question that The Emperor of Lies swirls, providing along the way. . . cinematic detail that invites immersion in the way few contemporary novels of serious ambition do." --Daphne Merkin, The New York Times Book Review"A resolute masterpiece, The Emperor of Lies looks for truths in the great domain of dissolving syntax and shadows we call history....A great achievement." --Sebastian Barry, Salon