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Featuring works by Sara Danius, Yukiko Duke, Jörgen Gassilewski, Linda Jones, Sven Olov Karlsson, Ellen Nordmark, Lida Starodubtseva and more.

 

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LATEST TRANSLATION

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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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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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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