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This novel by Swedish author Lars Gorling might be described as a cross between Lord of the Flies and A Clockwork Orange. Told in the first person by an adolescent offender who is sent to an experimental group home, the narrative is full of offensive behavior (including a dog having sex with a woman) that created a sensation when it was published in the 1960s. A film of the book was widely banned. If the point is alienation and generational disconnect, that message comes through loud and clear.