Born 1978 · Sweden
Augustpriset 2023 · Shortlist
Systrarna
Jonas Hassen Khemiri · 45 when first published
Novel · 656 pages · Family, Migration
AI-generated summary:Three mysterious sisters, Swedish-born but talking English among themselves, move into Jonas's neighbourhood, and he slowly discovers that their family and his father's history are intertwined.
National Book Award 2020 · Finalist
Pappaklausulen
Jonas Hassen Khemiri · 40 when first published
Novel · 320 pages · Family
Translated by Alice Menzies
AI-generated summary:A father who walked out on his family years ago returns to Sweden for one of his visits, just as his son, worn down by parental leave and two small children, wants out of their unspoken arrangement.
Augustpriset 2015 · Winner
Allt jag inte minns
Jonas Hassen Khemiri · 37 when first published
Novel · 306 pages · Love
AI-generated summary:A writer sets out to reconstruct the last day of Samuel's life, talking to his friends, relatives and neighbours. From their clashing accounts emerge Samuel, his friend Vandad and Laide, the woman he loved.
Augustpriset 2006 · Shortlist
Montecore
Jonas Hassen Khemiri · 28 when first published
Novel · 320 pages · Family, Migration
AI-generated summary:The writer Jonas receives an email from Kadir, a childhood friend of his father's, who urges him in a strange home-made French-Arabic Swedish to write a book about his father, the famous photographer.