was born in 1977. Her phantasmagorical, surreal, and highly imaginative fiction, oftentimes written in bilingual versions, simultaneously creates inherent logics and allegories on societal circumstances. In her novel »Amatka« (2017), which originally derived from poetic dream transcripts, a dystopian colonial regime is founded on the existential interrelation between language and
Jonas Hassen Khemiri was born in Stockholm in 1978. The son of a Tunisian father and Swedish mother grew up speaking three languages; Swedish, Arabic and French. He studied International Economics and Literature in Stockholm.He travelled to Paris on a study visit and New York for an internship at the
Johan Palmberg was born in 1990. He is a great-grandson of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and manages the rights to her works, primarily with regard to adaptations, dramatizations, and translations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the university in Uppsala, where he focused on theories for the fair
Johannes Anyuru was born in Borås, Sweden, in 1979. His parents met in Kenya, where his mother worked as a volunteer in an aid project and where his father, a fighter pilot, had fled from his native Uganda. Anyuru began writing poetry while still in high school. In 2003, he
Jenny Jägerfeld was born in Skärblacka, Sweden in 1974. Her studies included Philosophy and Psychology. Today she heads a psychological practice in Stockholm and works as a journalist and editor for magazines and nonfiction books. In Stockholm’s House of Culture, she organizes the even series »Psychologists Read Books«, since 2013
Jakob Björn Wegelius was born in 1966 in Goteborg, Sweden. After studying literature and philosophy, he attended Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm from 1992 to 1996. Wegelius published his first children’s book, »Spionerna i Oreborg« (tr. »The spies of Oreborg«, 2003), an »audacious and comical story«
Henning Mankell was born in Stockholm, in 1948. Since 1968 he worked as a writer and director. In 1979 his first novel, ‘Fångvårdskolonin som försvann’, was published. In the 1980’s, then he worked as a director and theatre manager, and he published in the 1990’s his novells featuring inspector Wallander.
Helena Hedlund was born in Borås, southern Sweden, in 1978. She studied acting at the Malmö Theatre Academy and was first a member of Månteatern, an independent theatre company in Lund, before joining Teater Martin Mutter in Örebro in 2003, also an independent company, where she works as an actress
born in Södertälje, Sweden, in 1948, Göran Rosenberg studied Philosophy and Journalism. He is a writer, publisher and documentary filmmaker. In his recent book »Ett kort uppehåll på vägen till Auschwitz« (2012; tr. A brief stop on the way to Auschwitz) he tells the story of his Jewish father, a
Göran Sonnevi was born in Lund, Sweden in 1939 and grew up in Halmstad. His preoccupation with literature displaced his earlier interests in chemistry, mathematics and music. He studied literary history, philosophy, art history and history of religion at the University of Lund. At this time he was awarded second
Poet and filmmaker Ghayath Almadhoun was born in 1979 to a Palestinian father and a Syrian mother in a refugee camp in Damascus. He studied Arabic literature at the University of Damascus, emigrated to Sweden in 2008 and was granted Swedish citizenship. Central themes in Almadhoun’s poetry, which has been
born in 1958, studied biology and geology and works as a journalist, literary critic, writer, and translator. His novel »Flugfällan« (2004; Eng. »The Fly Trap«, 2014) was nominated for the August Prize. In 2009, his hoverfly collection was displayed at the Biennale in Venice. A selection of his stories and
