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from The Game by Jörgen Gassilewski
Written from the perspective of a three-year-old girl, poet and author Jörgen Gassilewski's latest novel offers an ambitious and imaginative exploration of the inner world of a child.
Translated by Jane Davis.
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from Epos by Ellen Nordmark
Ellen Nordmark's ambitious poetic epic interrogates the cosmos, underworld, and current global political landscape through the intermingling of contemporary tragedy and ancient mythologies.
Translated by Gina Abelkop.
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from An Endlessly Long Spring by Lida Starodubtseva
Lida Starodubtseva's cycle of short stories from Karelia revolves around questions of personal and political boundaries, as its multifaceted characters endeavour to understand the contexts in which they find themselves.
Translated by Kathy Saranpa.
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from Backwater Beast by Sven Olov Karlsson
In his rich autofictional tale of a writerly life, Sven Olov Karlsson details his long, snaking journey from a Västmanland smallholding on the brink of collapse to life as a novelist in the capital.
Translated by Alex Fleming.
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Dressed for Chair No 7 by Sara Danius
Sara Danius describes her collaboration with couturier Pär Engsheden, revealing the rich cultural fabric that went into the inspired dresses they created.
Translated by Darcy Hurford.
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‘The Joy of Translating is Gone’ by Yukiko Duke
In this moving essay, journalist Yukiko Duke looks back on the deeply personal process of translating the works of Kenzaburo Oe and Haruki Murakami with her mother, Eiko Duke.
Translated by Ian Giles.
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Stories From Sweden
Modern Culture’s Martin Colthorpe on bringing Swedish literature to UK and Irish festival and event stages.

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Första boken
Karolina Ramqvist’s The First Book weaves through different tenses and times, interlacing stories like sections of a long braid. There are many lenses through which one could read it, and Ramqvist never sticks to just one.
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Till träden
In To the Trees Ella-Maria Nutti explores the importance of language and culture to a sense of self and a feeling of belonging.
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Medan vi lever
In her latest book, While We’re Living, Nina Björk deep-dives into the waters of existential philosophy. In seven chapters, she discusses authenticity, identity, meaning, trust, love, time, and reality – impressive topics to tackle.
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Stinas jojk
Mats Jonsson's Stina's joik is a moving YA graphic novel about a Sámi woman who used her extreme height to earn money for her family, while never fully living her own life.
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Chop Chop: En tapper jordbos berättelse
In Chop Chop: The Story of Brave Earthling Linda Bondestam tells a complex and appealing story about a good-natured robot.
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Medan kriget pågår finns ingen försoning. Texter om Ryssland och Ukraina 2022-2024
While the War Is Ongoing There Is No Reconciliation is a collection of articles published in Sweden and Finland over the past two years by Anna-Lena Laurén, Russian correspondent of sixteen years.

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