Translations

Monika Fagerholm – one of Finland’s most internationally acclaimed authors – returns with a hypnotic novel about growth and creativity against a background of latent violence. 
Translated by Bradley Harmon.

Frans Wachtmeister's sophomore novel opens at a moment of crisis for its protagonist, a European resident in Tokyo who loses his job and finds his whole existence collapsing around him. 
Translated by Alex Fleming. 

Maria Maunsbach’s novel, A Magical Man, is an intensely carnal and warmly humorous love story, but most of all it is a tender portrait of a man and how he has turned into the person that he is. 
Translated by Ruth Brown.

In this captivating and immersive biography of early twentieth-century trailblazers, Fatima Bremmer paints a collective portrait of pioneering women who challenged Sweden's journalistic status quo. 
Translated by Freddie Garforth.

In this biography of trans pioneer Eva-Lisa Bengtson, Hultin reveals the history of the Swedish LGBTQ movement through the prism of Eva-Lisa’s life, as told in a series of beautifully laconic episodes. 
Translated by Jane Davis

Mats Kempe’s The Literal Heaven is a poetic, complicated tale that plays with genre, allowing multiple narratives and ideas to intersect and develop together gracefully. 
Translated by B.J. Woodstein.

Written in the form of letters to the daughter whom he has never met, Aris Fioretos's latest novel takes us from downtown New York to Thatcher-era London, new-millennium Berlin and beyond, describing the rise and fall of an artist and musical scene. 
Translated by Tomas Tranæus.

In Maxim Grigoriev's widely acclaimed second novel, dreams flounder in the face of reality in a young man's first, life-altering encounter with Paris.
Translated by Nichola Smalley.

Hjalmar Söderberg, the quintessential Stockholm writer of his time, offers a lyrical account of a trip out to Djurgården, a largely wooded island and popular recreational area close to the city centre.
Translated by Tom Ellett.

A stylistic tour de force, Håkansson’s captivating prose and flair for memorable details draw the reader along on an immersive journey through the sights and smells of Regency London.
Translated by Fiona Graham.

In her fifth novel The Bleed Lyra Ekström Lindbäck masterfully probes the borderlines between reality and fantasy, in a text that shifts between fiction and essay.
Translated by Emma Olsson.

Elisabeth Åsbrink's debut novel places the author, her mother and grandmother in the broader political and historical context of three European cities.
Translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner.

In search of life beyond the strains of the everyday, poet and author Cecilia Hansson sets off on an illuminating personal voyage in Franz Kafka’s footsteps. 
Translated by Kathy Saranpa.

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.

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.

Linda Jones's latest offering is a layered text about complex questions of revenge and responsibility, viewed through the prism of secondary-school friendships. Translated by Alice Menzies.

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.

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.