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Matilda Gyllenberg is a Finnish author, dramaturg, and journalist. She made her debut in 2019 with the novel \u00bbDet lungsjuka huset\u00ab. Her first children’s novel \u00bbHundra dagar hemma\u00ab was published in 2022. It was adapted as a stage play, radio drama, and TV series, and received a prize from the Svenska Litteraturs\u00e4llskapet in 2023. In 2025, she published \u00bbTusen timmar tystnad\u00ab, nominated for the Topelius Prize, as well as an essay in the anthology \u00bbBarnet och boken\u00ab. Since 2022, she has worked as a dramaturg at Svenska Yle, writing and editing scripts for radio and television dramas. She lives in Helsinki and Hong Kong. <\/p>\n\n

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