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Here are five Swedish titles that have recently been published in English translation. https://www.thelocal.se/20251030/laslov-reading-list-5-swedish-books-newly-translated-into-english Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:27:19 +0100 laslov-reading-list-5-swedish-books-newly-translated-into-english The Swedish Academy will on Thursday name 2020's Nobel Literature Prize winner, following several years of internal scandals that have marred the reputation of the prestigious institution. https://www.thelocal.se/20201008/nobel-prize-literature-2020-swedish-academy Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:54:17 +0200 nobel-prize-literature-2020-swedish-academy The Swedish Academy will on Thursday crown two Nobel literature laureates after postponing the 2018 prize for a year to deal with the fallout of a sexual harassment scandal that rocked the venerable institution. Here are five things to know about the Nobel Literature Prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20191010/five-things-to-know-about-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2019 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:19:32 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2019 The nominees for the Man Booker International Prize were announced on Wednesday and for the first time ever the list included a Swedish author. https://www.thelocal.se/20190313/novelist-stridsberg-becomes-first-swede-to-be-nominated-for-man-booker Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:06:13 +0100 novelist-stridsberg-becomes-first-swede-to-be-nominated-for-man-booker The number of Swedes listening to audiobooks has nearly doubled in just two years and a big part of the explosive growth is driven by an insatiable desire for erotic tales and romance novels. https://www.thelocal.se/20190131/swedes-like-it-hot-erotic-audiobooks-all-the-rage Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:02:00 +0100 swedes-like-it-hot-erotic-audiobooks-all-the-rage Guadeloupean author Maryse Conde won an alternative award formed in protest to the Nobel Literature Prize on Friday, postponed this year over a rape scandal that came to light as part of the #MeToo movement. https://www.thelocal.se/20181012/guadeloupe-author-wins-alternative-prize-in-nobel-absence Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:14:37 +0200 guadeloupe-author-wins-alternative-prize-in-nobel-absence Readers around the world have nominated four writers for a new award created as a reaction to a series of scandals which prompted the Swedish Academy to postpone this year's Nobel Literature Prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20180829/four-writers-nominated-for-swedens-new-nobel-literature-prize-neil-gaiman-haruki-murakami-kim-thuy-maryse-conde Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:33:15 +0200 four-writers-nominated-for-swedens-new-nobel-literature-prize-neil-gaiman-haruki-murakami-kim-thuy-maryse-conde Four members of the Swedish Academy have been granted formal leave after a sexual assault scandal scuppered this year's Nobel Literature Prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20180507/swedish-academy-members-granted-leave-after-scandal Mon, 07 May 2018 16:57:46 +0200 swedish-academy-members-granted-leave-after-scandal The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, has been in turmoil ever since an influential cultural figure – the husband of one of its 18 members – was accused of sex crimes during last year's #MeToo campaign. https://www.thelocal.se/20180504/five-things-about-the-nobel-literature-prize Fri, 04 May 2018 19:53:36 +0200 five-things-about-the-nobel-literature-prize The head of Swedish Academy's Nobel Committee has found a possible silver lining for the postponement of the prize — the prospect of two literature laureates rather than one taking to the stage. https://www.thelocal.se/20180504/two-for-one-swedish-academy-member-sees-nobel-crisis-silver-lining Fri, 04 May 2018 19:22:25 +0200 two-for-one-swedish-academy-member-sees-nobel-crisis-silver-lining British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. https://www.thelocal.se/20171005/blog-swedens-nobel-prize-in-literature-2017 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:39:32 +0200 blog-swedens-nobel-prize-in-literature-2017 British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel 'The Remains of the Day', won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the Swedish Academy said. https://www.thelocal.se/20171005/were-thrilled-kazuo-ishiguro-has-won-the-nobel-prize Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:51:20 +0200 were-thrilled-kazuo-ishiguro-has-won-the-nobel-prize The winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced later today, and there are plenty of rumours. https://www.thelocal.se/20171005/nobel-speculations-who-will-win-the-literature-prize Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:30:09 +0200 nobel-speculations-who-will-win-the-literature-prize The Swedish Academy has set the date for the announcement of this year's winner of the Nobel Literature Prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20171002/nobel-literature-prize-to-be-announced-later-this-week Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:43:05 +0200 nobel-literature-prize-to-be-announced-later-this-week Swedish-born Cecilia Ekbäck puts the forgotten role of women first in her recently released historical crime novel, “In the Month of the Midnight Sun”, a stark, eery follow-up to her striking debut, “Wolf Winter”. https://www.thelocal.se/20170712/swedish-crime-novelist-eckbck-writes-women-back-into-history Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:05:00 +0200 swedish-crime-novelist-eckbck-writes-women-back-into-history "Whoever it is that listens to my songs owes me nothing," Bob Dylan said in a 1966 interview, half a century before winning the Nobel Literature Prize last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20170329/nobel-ceremony-not-bob-dylans-cup-of-tea Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:40:32 +0200 nobel-ceremony-not-bob-dylans-cup-of-tea Bob Dylan is coming to Sweden this weekend for a series of concerts, but has not been in touch with the Swedish Academy to say whether or not he will use the opportunity to collect his Nobel Prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20170328/um-about-that-nobel-prize-no-word-from-bob-dylan-ahead-of-sweden-gigs Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:14:42 +0200 um-about-that-nobel-prize-no-word-from-bob-dylan-ahead-of-sweden-gigs An American author writes an open letter to the Nobel Prize committee about this year's hotly debated literature prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20161206/does-dylan-realize-what-his-nobel-snub-is-doing-to-the-music-profession-sweden Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:21:31 +0100 does-dylan-realize-what-his-nobel-snub-is-doing-to-the-music-profession-sweden Music icon Bob Dylan is expected to come to Stockholm next spring, as the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature will skip the award ceremony in December, a Swedish Academy member said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20161118/bob-dylan-to-come-to-stockholm-may-perform-swedish-academy Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:35:41 +0100 bob-dylan-to-come-to-stockholm-may-perform-swedish-academy A Swedish journalist has opened fire on Bob Dylan in an explosive opinion piece after the musician said he would not come to Stockholm this December to collect his Nobel Prize in Literature. https://www.thelocal.se/20161117/bob-dylans-nobel-prize-snub-bullshit-says-swedish-columnist Thu, 17 Nov 2016 12:55:59 +0100 bob-dylans-nobel-prize-snub-bullshit-says-swedish-columnist