Books from Sweden
143 popular swedish books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Sweden.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf EN
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JERUSALEM (1901-1902) by Selma Lagerlof, first woman author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a story of Swedish families caught up in desire and divine exultation. Homestead tradition and religious inspiration, love and duty, come in conflict in this inspirational and gently bittersweet period novel that follows a pilgrimage of the idealist human spirit of Ingmar Ingmarsson and his kin.
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A pioneering work of dystopian fiction from one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers Written midway between Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four, as the terrible events of the Second World War were unfolding, Kallocain depicts a totalitarian 'World State' which seeks to crush the individual entirely. In this desolate, paranoid landscape of 'police eyes' and 'police ears', the obedient citizen and middle-ranking scientist Leo Kall discovers a drug that will force anyone who takes it to tell the truth. But can private thought really be obliterated? Karin Boye's chilling novel of creeping alien... continue
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Karlson on the Roof by Astrid Lindgren EN
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Imagine Smidge's delight when, one day, a little man with a propeller on his back appears hovering at the window! It's Karlson and he lives in a house on the roof. Soon Smidge and Karlson are sharing all sorts of adventures, from tackling thieves and playing tricks to looping the loop and running across the rooftops. Fun and chaos burst from these charming, classic stories.
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L'arte di collezionare mosche by Fredrik Sjoberg IT
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In questo affascinante libro, Fredrik Sjöberg esplora la sua passione per le mosche sirfidi e il collezionismo, utilizzandole come metafora per osservare la vita e il mondo da una nuova prospettiva. La sua riflessione, arricchita da storie e divagazioni, si intreccia con la figura di René Malaise, inventore di una trappola per insetti e esploratore visionario. Il racconto sfida la nozione di felicità, suggerendo che la ricerca del significato possa risiedere nelle piccole cose e nell'arte di porsi limiti. Una riflessione sulla lentezza, il caos e la bellezza dell'a... continue
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Lahkomurhat by Jonas Bonnier FI
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True crime -romaani uskonlahkon murhista Ruotsissa Karmiva tositarina koko Ruotsin tuntemasta tapahtumaketjusta, jossa uskonlahko saa valtaansa pienen kylän ja hurmahenkisyys muuttuu henkilöpalvonnaksi, seksirituaaleiksi ja murhiksi. Forsmanin perhe muuttaa pieneen Knutbyn kylään kesällä 1997. Paikkakunnalla vaikuttava seurakunta imaisee saarnaajaisän toimintaansa, ja ulkopuolinen maailma alkaa pian tuntua nuoren Kristina-vaimon mielestä kaukaiselta. Seurakuntaa hallitsee ihmeellinen ja kaunis Eva Skoog, ja kaikki on hyvin. Kunnes Kristinassa herää epäilys – mutta liian myöhään. Uskonliike muu... continue
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Let the Old Dreams Die by John Ajvide Lindqvist EN
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Continues the story of Oskar and Eli from the author's "Let the Right One In," and includes "Equinox," in which a woman makes a disturbing discovery while taking care of her vacationing neighbor's house.
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Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist EN
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**The international bestseller and the book behind the film and play Let Me In** 'The new Stephen King' The Times Oskar and Eli. In very different ways, they were both victims. Which is why, against the odds, they became friends. And how they came to depend on one another, for life itself. Oskar is a 12-year-old boy living with his mother on a dreary housing estate at the city's edge. He dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he's frightened. Eli is the young girl who moves in next door. She doesn't go to school and never leaves the flat by day. She is ... continue
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Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist SV
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Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival and is now an Award-winning movie in both the U.S. and Sweden! It is autumn 1981 when inconceivable horror comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenager is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last---revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day. But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door---a girl who has never seen a Rubik's Cube before, ... continue
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70 år gamle Ulf Norrstig er pensjonert skogvokter og formann i det lokale jaktlaget. Han bor med kona Inga, som han har vært gift med i nesten to tiår. De to snakker ikke nødvendigvis så mye, men de deler en kjærlighet for både bøker og naturen. Et møte med en ulv i skogen en tidlig morgen skal vise seg å få store konsekvenser for alle i den svenske bygda, ikke minst Ulf selv. Boka er nominert til Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris og har blitt kåret til årets beste bok av Dagens Nyheter i Sverige. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.