This might be bold of me but i'm guessing that people over there don't know of many of the great authors from my humble homecountry. So i thought i give a few of my favourites in case there is some that want to try something new. I know that when i became curious about other countries lit i never know where to begin. So if someone happen to be interested here are a few tips.
August Strindberg: The Red Room (1879), The People of Hemsö
Selma Lagerlöf: The Story of Gösta Berling (1891)
Hjalmar Söderberg: Doctor Glas (1905) (introduction by atwood in english edition)
Astrid Lindgren: Ronia, the Robbers Daughter, The Brothers Lionheart (Can be read and enjoyed by everyone from the age 8 to 98)
Marianne Fredriksson: Children of Paradise (1985), According to Mary Magdalene (1997)
John Ajvide Lindkvist: Let the Right One In (swedish horror)
Ejvind Johnson: The Days of His Grace (1960, historical novel)
Franz G. Bengtsson: The Long Ships (perhaps the best Viking-saga in modern literature)
Bertil Mårtensson (sadly not, as far as i know translated into english, great SF-writer)
Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren: The Circle, Fire, The Key (great YA trilogy)
Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall: The Laughing Policeman, The Fireengine that disapeared, Murder at the savoj) (The Beck-series, 10 books and these are the three best IMO, The beginning of great swedish crime) If these find admirers you can go on to Henning Mankell, Åke Edwardsson and Håkan Nesser)
Vilhelm Moberg: Wrote the great Emigrant-series about families emigrating to US. The Emigrants, Unto A Good Land, The Settlers, The Last Letter Home.
Per Anders Fogelstrom: The best describtion of a growing Stockholm seen through the eyes of a family and their children. City of My Dreams, Children of Their City, Remember the City, A Transformed City, City of the World)
Kerstin Ekman: The Forest of Hours
So. I'm sure i have forgotten many in my haste but as a tip it works. Hope it had any interest for some of you:
August Strindberg: The Red Room (1879), The People of Hemsö
Selma Lagerlöf: The Story of Gösta Berling (1891)
Hjalmar Söderberg: Doctor Glas (1905) (introduction by atwood in english edition)
Astrid Lindgren: Ronia, the Robbers Daughter, The Brothers Lionheart (Can be read and enjoyed by everyone from the age 8 to 98)
Marianne Fredriksson: Children of Paradise (1985), According to Mary Magdalene (1997)
John Ajvide Lindkvist: Let the Right One In (swedish horror)
Ejvind Johnson: The Days of His Grace (1960, historical novel)
Franz G. Bengtsson: The Long Ships (perhaps the best Viking-saga in modern literature)
Bertil Mårtensson (sadly not, as far as i know translated into english, great SF-writer)
Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren: The Circle, Fire, The Key (great YA trilogy)
Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall: The Laughing Policeman, The Fireengine that disapeared, Murder at the savoj) (The Beck-series, 10 books and these are the three best IMO, The beginning of great swedish crime) If these find admirers you can go on to Henning Mankell, Åke Edwardsson and Håkan Nesser)
Vilhelm Moberg: Wrote the great Emigrant-series about families emigrating to US. The Emigrants, Unto A Good Land, The Settlers, The Last Letter Home.
Per Anders Fogelstrom: The best describtion of a growing Stockholm seen through the eyes of a family and their children. City of My Dreams, Children of Their City, Remember the City, A Transformed City, City of the World)
Kerstin Ekman: The Forest of Hours
So. I'm sure i have forgotten many in my haste but as a tip it works. Hope it had any interest for some of you: