Gentlemen (Klas Östergren novel, Swedish) Add a review

Gentlemen is the fourth novel by Swedish author Klas Östergren, published in 1980. It was Östergrens breakthrough as a novelist and is regarded as a modern classic in Swedish literature. Taking influence from Raymond Chandler, the novel has been described as "simultaneously celebrating and mourning the post-WWII era with its jazz music, poetry, hidden treasures, and espionage."

It is the first book in a trilogy of novels that was followed by Gangsters (2005) and Renegater (2020). Gentlemen was translated into English by Tiina Nunnally in 2007. A film adaptation, Gentlemen, directed by Mikael Marcimain, was released in 2014.