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Translator's Choice

In our series Translator’s Choice you will meet the translators who have been awarded grants for sample translations and learn about the books that they have chosen to present to selected publishers in their country.

Book cover of "Vem tror hon att hon är": it's a photo of a women lies upside down on a couch wearing a green sweatsuit with green dots, smoking a cigarette.
Translator's Choice

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is?

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is? is more than a magnificent and colourful portrait of one of the greatest theatre and film directors of our time. It is a portrait of a zeitgeist. Ana Valdés, who translates into Spanish, recommends Suzanne Osten’s autobiography published in 2021.

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W by Steve Sem-Sandberg

Emöke Andersson Lipcsey, who translates into Hungarian, recommends a book based on the life of the historical figure Johann Christian Woyzeck. The author Steve Sem-Sandberg uses W.’s fate to paint a shocking, true picture of how the brutality of war can affect and warp the character of the individual.

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Translator's Choice

The Clan by Rasmus Malm and Matilda Ruta

Sophie Jouffreau, who translates into French, recommends a fast-paced book that touches on several themes that are highly important during one’s teenage years.
Book cover of "Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar", the title has large letters and in the middle there's a painting of a cat.
Translator's Choice

Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar by Amanda Svensson

Irena Kunovská, who translates from Swedish and German into Czech, recommends a book that surprise, entertain, and perhaps even tease the readers. The author Amanda Svensson is above all a writer who loves telling a story.

Book cover: A black and white portrait of a man in a white shirt and black suit.

Samlade dikter 1954–1996 by Tomas Tranströmer

Sebüktay Kaan is a poet who writes in Turkish and Swedish and translates into both languages. In Tranströmer’s poems he sees a simple line becoming great and meaningful.

Cover, Caesaria. A black and white photo of the back of a young woman with long hair.
Translator's Choice

Caesaria by Hanna Nordenhök

Dörte Müller, who translates into German, recommends a heart-breaking story that completely floored her.
Book cover, it's yellow with an illustrated bird trying to eat some flies..
Translator's Choice

Jakten mot nollpunkten by Carl Johan De Geer

Nadezjda Voinova is one of the most active translators of modern Swedish poetry into Russian. She recommends a novel by the author Carl Johan De Geer, which texts contains many answers to some of the questions of our time.

Book cover: A photo of and old man who's holding a child's hand. They are stadning infront of water, and on the other side of the water there's some houses.
Translator's Choice

Flykten till Marstrand by Anna Grinzweig Jacobsson

Maciej Liguziński is a debut translator from Swedish into Polish. He recommends a book that shines light on an untold part of Swedish history.

Book cover: the letters of "Au pair" is spelled out large on a silver background.
Translator's Choice

Au pair by Cecilia Hansson

Lida Starodubtseva, who translates into Russian, sees her younger self in a short novel that speaks to all former or present nineteen-year-olds with burning hearts.
Book cover, white text on blue/green leaves on a black background.
Translator's Choice

They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears by Johannes Anyuru

Deborah Rabitti, who translates into Italian, recommends a book by a poetic writer who is a master of blending impactful, dark atmospheres with brilliant and lyrical images.
Book cover of "Testamente", it's a purple background with a lot of small text in black written all over the cover..
Translator's Choice

Testament by Nina Wähä

Sandra Ljubas, who translates into Croatian, is fascinated by a novel that has multiple central characters with numerous traumas, yet it manages also to be funny.

Athena Farokzhad. Foto: Khashayar Naderehvandi.
Translator's Choice

Morals According to Medea by Athena Farrokhzad

Gabrielle Rozsaffy is a translator into French with a passion for theatre in all its forms. She wants to work with a text that connects Greek tragedy with our present time.

Book cover: a photo of an young woman, there's a blue filter over the photo and she's smiling and looking towards the camera.
Translator's Choice

A Kibbutz in Falun by Kaj Schueler

Ewa Wojciechowska, who translates into Polish, recommends a book about escape and dreams, Jewish history, and a kibbutz in Sweden.

Book cover: It's a black and white photo of a girl which we only can see the back of. She has long hair and the title and the authors name is spelled out at the bottom in yellow.
Translator's Choice

Caesaria by Hanna Nordenhök

Ángela García is a poet and a translator into Spanish. She is fascinated by a book that is written in the long tradition of literary legends, and that takes Sweden’s first caesarean as its starting point.

Book cover: it's a yellow backgroud with only the words of the title and the authors name spelled out in black.
Translator's Choice

Katarina Frostenson: Seven Branches

In the second contribution in our series Translator’s Choice Brad Harmon, who translates into English, highlights the contemporary highly acclaimed poet Kristina Frostenson.

A montage of four copies of The Husband. The book cover is green and has a photo of a woman and a man hand holding each other.
Translator's Choice

Gun-Britt Sundström: The Husband

This is the first article in our new digital series Translator's Choice. In the article series you will meet the translators awarded grants for sample translations and learn about the books that they have chosen to present to selected publishers in their country. First out is the translator Kathy Saranpa. She will approach publishing houses in the United States to raise their interest in this contemporary Swedish classic:
Book cover of "Vem tror hon att hon är": it's a photo of a women lies upside down on a couch wearing a green sweatsuit with green dots, smoking a cigarette.
Translator's Choice

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is?

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is? is more than a magnificent and colourful portrait of one of the greatest theatre and film directors of our time. It is a portrait of a zeitgeist. Ana Valdés, who translates into Spanish, recommends Suzanne Osten’s autobiography published in 2021.

""
Translator's Choice

W by Steve Sem-Sandberg

Emöke Andersson Lipcsey, who translates into Hungarian, recommends a book based on the life of the historical figure Johann Christian Woyzeck. The author Steve Sem-Sandberg uses W.’s fate to paint a shocking, true picture of how the brutality of war can affect and warp the character of the individual.

""
Translator's Choice

The Clan by Rasmus Malm and Matilda Ruta

Sophie Jouffreau, who translates into French, recommends a fast-paced book that touches on several themes that are highly important during one’s teenage years.
Book cover of "Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar", the title has large letters and in the middle there's a painting of a cat.
Translator's Choice

Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar by Amanda Svensson

Irena Kunovská, who translates from Swedish and German into Czech, recommends a book that surprise, entertain, and perhaps even tease the readers. The author Amanda Svensson is above all a writer who loves telling a story.

Book cover: A black and white portrait of a man in a white shirt and black suit.

Samlade dikter 1954–1996 by Tomas Tranströmer

Sebüktay Kaan is a poet who writes in Turkish and Swedish and translates into both languages. In Tranströmer’s poems he sees a simple line becoming great and meaningful.

Cover, Caesaria. A black and white photo of the back of a young woman with long hair.
Translator's Choice

Caesaria by Hanna Nordenhök

Dörte Müller, who translates into German, recommends a heart-breaking story that completely floored her.
Book cover, it's yellow with an illustrated bird trying to eat some flies..
Translator's Choice

Jakten mot nollpunkten by Carl Johan De Geer

Nadezjda Voinova is one of the most active translators of modern Swedish poetry into Russian. She recommends a novel by the author Carl Johan De Geer, which texts contains many answers to some of the questions of our time.

Book cover: A photo of and old man who's holding a child's hand. They are stadning infront of water, and on the other side of the water there's some houses.
Translator's Choice

Flykten till Marstrand by Anna Grinzweig Jacobsson

Maciej Liguziński is a debut translator from Swedish into Polish. He recommends a book that shines light on an untold part of Swedish history.

Book cover: the letters of "Au pair" is spelled out large on a silver background.
Translator's Choice

Au pair by Cecilia Hansson

Lida Starodubtseva, who translates into Russian, sees her younger self in a short novel that speaks to all former or present nineteen-year-olds with burning hearts.
Book cover, white text on blue/green leaves on a black background.
Translator's Choice

They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears by Johannes Anyuru

Deborah Rabitti, who translates into Italian, recommends a book by a poetic writer who is a master of blending impactful, dark atmospheres with brilliant and lyrical images.
Book cover of "Testamente", it's a purple background with a lot of small text in black written all over the cover..
Translator's Choice

Testament by Nina Wähä

Sandra Ljubas, who translates into Croatian, is fascinated by a novel that has multiple central characters with numerous traumas, yet it manages also to be funny.

Athena Farokzhad. Foto: Khashayar Naderehvandi.
Translator's Choice

Morals According to Medea by Athena Farrokhzad

Gabrielle Rozsaffy is a translator into French with a passion for theatre in all its forms. She wants to work with a text that connects Greek tragedy with our present time.

Book cover: a photo of an young woman, there's a blue filter over the photo and she's smiling and looking towards the camera.
Translator's Choice

A Kibbutz in Falun by Kaj Schueler

Ewa Wojciechowska, who translates into Polish, recommends a book about escape and dreams, Jewish history, and a kibbutz in Sweden.

Book cover: It's a black and white photo of a girl which we only can see the back of. She has long hair and the title and the authors name is spelled out at the bottom in yellow.
Translator's Choice

Caesaria by Hanna Nordenhök

Ángela García is a poet and a translator into Spanish. She is fascinated by a book that is written in the long tradition of literary legends, and that takes Sweden’s first caesarean as its starting point.

Book cover: it's a yellow backgroud with only the words of the title and the authors name spelled out in black.
Translator's Choice

Katarina Frostenson: Seven Branches

In the second contribution in our series Translator’s Choice Brad Harmon, who translates into English, highlights the contemporary highly acclaimed poet Kristina Frostenson.

A montage of four copies of The Husband. The book cover is green and has a photo of a woman and a man hand holding each other.
Translator's Choice

Gun-Britt Sundström: The Husband

This is the first article in our new digital series Translator's Choice. In the article series you will meet the translators awarded grants for sample translations and learn about the books that they have chosen to present to selected publishers in their country. First out is the translator Kathy Saranpa. She will approach publishing houses in the United States to raise their interest in this contemporary Swedish classic:

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