Books from Sweden
143 popular swedish books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
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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Georgia : Pawn in the New Political Game by Per Gahrton EN
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The 2008 Ossetia War underlined the fact that Georgia is caught in a political struggle between East and West. Per Gahrton analyzes American and Russian policy towards the country and provides a firsthand account of the Rose Revolution of 2003, its origin and aftermath. The book traces the increasing US involvement in Georgia and the Russian reaction of anger, sanctions and, eventually, invasion. Gahrton's analysis is based on interviews with key politicians and his experience as the rapporteur of the European Parliament on South Caucasus. At center stage is the growing opposition against auth... continue
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Glaskinder by Kristina Ohlsson DE
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Glück und Glas – wie leicht bricht das! Billie ist nicht begeistert von dem Umzug, den ihre Mutter ihr aufzwingt, schon gar nicht in ein heruntergekommenes Haus im Vorort, vollgestopft mit alten Möbeln ... Und bald merkt Billie, dass in dem Haus unerklärliche Dinge vor sich gehen: Bücher scheinen den Platz zu wechseln, Deckenlampen schwingen hin und her – und Billie erfährt, dass es in dem Haus immer wieder zu schrecklichen Unglücksfällen gekommen ist. Gemeinsam mit Aladdin, dem Nachbarsjungen, findet Billie heraus, dass das Haus einmal ein Kinderheim war, in dem die so genannten »Glaskinder« ... continue
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Hanna's Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson EN
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“An uplifting family saga . . . [Marianne] Fredriksson provides a satisfyingly complex . . . chronicle of women and the burdens imposed by their family history, their gender and themselves. . . . Its message of reconciliation is transcendent.”—People Sweeping through one hundred years of Scandinavian history, this luminous story follows three generations of Swedish women—a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter—whose lives are linked through a century of great love and great loss. Resonating with truth and revelation, this moving novel deftly explores the often difficult but enduring ties betwe... continue
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Haralds mamma by Johanna Frid SV
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Svärdotter och svärmor möts på en flygplats. Under ett dygn inväntar de ett försenat plan och alltefter timmarna går blir konfrontationerna mer obönhörliga. Vad händer när man inser att man plötsligt är tre personer i en parrelation? ”Jag var inte tillfångatagen. Jag satt inte gisslan. Jag var inte i helvetet. Det var inte djävulen som slagit sig ner vid mitt bord för ett kort småprat. Djävulen hade bockfot. Djävulen drack inte päronfestis. Haralds mamma var en helt vanlig kvinna som ville träffa sin son efter att han tillbringat sex veckor på ett behandlingshem i norska fjällen. Den stora frå... continue
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Hunde von Riga : Thriller by Henning Mankell DE
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Die Ermordung eines lettischen Kollegen führt Kommissar Wallander nach Riga. Dort gerät er in den Strudel des Kampfes zwischen Patriotismus, Besatzungsmacht und organisiertem Verbrechen.
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Hyper by Agri Ismaïl SV
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En uppslukande och skarp roman om en kurdisk familjs sönderfall, med finanskrisen 2008 som fond.I skydd av natten flyr Rafiq Kermanj Teheran med sin fru Xezal och deras tre barn. Rafiq försöker bygga ett nytt liv åt sin familj i London, men förlamas av allt han har förlorat.I vuxen ålder går de tre syskonen skilda vägar. Äldste sonen Mohammed stannar i London och söker sig till den brutala finansbranschen. Siver, dottern i familjen, försvinner in i ett olyckligt äktenskap i Bagdad. Yngsta sonen Laika drar sig undan till en tillvaro helt levd online. Från en visningslägenhet vid Manhattans Wall... continue
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I Am Behind You by John Ajvide Lindqvist EN
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A supernatural superthriller from the author of Let the Right One In Molly wakes her mother to go to the toilet. The campsite is strangely blank. The toilet block has gone. Everything else has gone too. This is a place with no sun. No god. Just four families remain. Each has done something to bring them here - each denies they deserve it. Until they see what's coming over the horizon, moving irrevocably towards them. Their worst mistake. Their darkest fear. And for just one of them, their homecoming. This gripping conceptual horror takes you deep into one of the most macabre and unique imagina... continue
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In the Heat of the Moment by Viveca Sten EN
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What's a lie among friends? It's murder--in this riveting thriller by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of Tonight You're Dead... It's Midsummer's Eve, the celebration of the longest day of the year, and on Sandhamn it's the longest party of the year. But the fun comes to a dead halt when a young reveler is murdered, a teenage girl is found drugged and dazed on the beach, and other young women vanish. So far, what links the victims is a mystery. For Nora Linde and her new boyfriend, Jonas Sköld, the crimes are personal: one of the missing girls is Wilma, Jonas's daughter. And her disappearance c... continue
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