Lit in Translation

Amanda Svensson

Born 1987 · Sweden

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Warwick Prize 2023 · Shortlist

    A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding

    Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar

    Amanda Svensson · 32 when first published

    Novel · 527 pages · Family

    Translated by Nichola Smalley

    AI-generated summary:Triplets from Lund, a brother and two sisters who never got on easily and now live far apart, are pushed further from one another by a tragedy, as each heads off to a different corner of the world.

  • No English yet

    Augustpriset 2011 · Shortlist

    Välkommen till den här världen

    Title translated by AI:“Welcome to This World”

    Amanda Svensson · 24 when first published

    Novel · 239 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:Greta bites her nails, sells woks in Malmö and lives with a crowd of vain, spineless young men, and she badly needs her life to change. Then she meets Simon, an art worker in Copenhagen, who comes with his friend Claus.