Lit in Translation

Lena Andersson

Born 1970 · Sweden

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Augustpriset 2023 · Shortlist

    Studie i mänskligt beteende

    Title translated by AI:“A Study in Human Behaviour”

    Lena Andersson · 53 when first published

    Short stories · 260 pages

    AI-generated summary:Interlinked stories about present-day women, among them Amanda, Märta, Olga and Rawia, who struggle to live in their bodies, study one another, and long for closeness they can never quite sustain.

  • In English

    Augustpriset 2013 · Winner

    Wilful Disregard

    Egenmäktigt förfarande

    Lena Andersson · 43 when first published

    Novel · 195 pages · Love

    AI-generated summary:Ester Nilsson, a level-headed poet and essayist in a level-headed relationship, is asked to give a talk on the artist Hugo Rask. He sits spellbound in the audience, and once it is over the two are introduced.