![]() ![]() A year after its publication in Swedish, En man som heter Ove was made available to anglophone readers as it was translated into English as A Man Called Ove. Prior to the publication of his debut novel En man som heter Ove in 2012, Backman worked as a columnist for major publications such as Helsingborgs Dagblad and Moore Magazine. Among this group of Swedish writers who are gaining global recognition is Fredrik Backman. The future of Swedish literature is in safe hands as a flock of Swedish writers is taking up the global stage. The most recent awardee was Tomas Tranströmer. Swedish writers also pulled off one of the rarities in the Prize’s history when Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson were declared joint winners. Among these Swedish Nobel Laureates in Literature are Selma Lagerlöf (1909), the first woman to be awarded the Prize and poets Verner von Heidenstam (1916) and Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1931). In the world of literature, Sweden has a long and established tradition of producing some of the world’s most recognized writers, several of whom would be awarded by the Swedish Academy with the Nobel Prize in Literature, considered as one, if not the most prestigious literary awards out there. It is also renowned for being the home of the prestigious Nobel Prizes. ![]() ![]() With a long history that spanned almost 14 millennia, it has established itself as one of the most progressive nations in the world. ![]() In the Scandinavian region lying in the northern part of Europe is the nation of Sweden. ![]()
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