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New Book Reveals How Swedish Academy's Crisis Was Avoidable
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New Book Reveals How Swedish Academy's Crisis Was Avoidable

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The Swedish Academy's crisis was completely unnecessary. If some of the central figures had acted differently, the crisis could have been avoided
Sakligt Festival Spotlights Non-Fiction Amid Literature Crisis
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Sakligt Festival Spotlights Non-Fiction Amid Literature Crisis

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The non-fiction book is experiencing a sales crisis, but this year's edition of Sakligt, the festival for non-fiction literature, is starting up like last year. In the midst of this literature crisis, there is no shortage of "storytelling" and there is a hype for stories based on real events, says Magnus Linton, one of the organizers
Pär Hansson Wins Dobloug Prize for Swedish Literature
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Pär Hansson Wins Dobloug Prize for Swedish Literature

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Skåne Added to Expanding Swedish Literary Map Project
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Skåne Added to Expanding Swedish Literary Map Project

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Skåne is the new region when the Literature Map project is expanded with an additional region.
Swedish Academy Honors Petra Mölstad with 2025 Literary Prize
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Swedish Academy Honors Petra Mölstad with 2025 Literary Prize

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Per Wirtén Awarded 2025 Gun and Olof Engqvist Scholarship
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Per Wirtén Awarded 2025 Gun and Olof Engqvist Scholarship

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Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa Dies at 89, Leaves Literary Legacy
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Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa Dies at 89, Leaves Literary Legacy

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The Peruvian author and Nobel laureate in literature Mario Vargas Llosa has passed away at the age of 89. He will always be seen as one of the great renovators of Latin American prose, says Håkan Bravinger, publishing manager at Norstedts
Norwegian author Dag Solstad has died
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Norwegian author Dag Solstad has died

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The Norwegian author Dag Solstad is dead. Solstad was dubbed several times as the Nordic region's leading prose writer and was also constantly recurring in the Nobel Prize speculations
The Swedish Academy Awards Danish Poet
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The Swedish Academy Awards Danish Poet

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The Johnny Bode Prize to the "Queen of Trash"
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The Johnny Bode Prize to the "Queen of Trash"

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Bella Nilsson, also called "Queen of trash", receives the 2025 Johnny Bode Award, which is annually awarded to a public figure who has made a mess and caused trouble for themselves and their surroundings.
Peter Englund receives the Delblanc Prize
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Peter Englund receives the Delblanc Prize

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The author and academy member Peter Englund is awarded the 2025 Delblanc Prize.
The Secrecy is Lifted on the Prize "that Ruined Everything"
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The Secrecy is Lifted on the Prize "that Ruined Everything"

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The Nobel Prize to Academy members Harry Martinson and Eyvind Johnson became one of the most debated in history and had devastating consequences. Now, parts of the Academy's discussions in 1974 are being made public
This is what happens in 2025
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This is what happens in 2025

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Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington DC and Germany can get a new government. Sweden's women's football team plays the European Championship and the women's volleyball team gets the chance to participate in the World Championship for the first time
They are praised by the Swedish Academy
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They are praised by the Swedish Academy

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The Swedish Academy has awarded several prizes at its ceremonial gathering. Among other things, Marie Lundquist receives Gerard Bonnier's prize of 300,000 kronor
Tua Forsström Leaves the Swedish Academy
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Tua Forsström Leaves the Swedish Academy

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Tua Forsström is leaving the Swedish Academy after five years. Something that was agreed upon from the beginning
Nobel Laureate: "Shocked by the Events"
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Nobel Laureate: "Shocked by the Events"

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He Kang took up the political unrest in South Korea directly at his press conference in Stockholm. Like many other South Koreans, I have been shocked by the recent days' events in my homeland, she says
The Inquiry Investigator: The Government Must Explain Itself
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The Inquiry Investigator: The Government Must Explain Itself

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The government's decision to dissolve the Renmark Committee – which has investigated sensitive issues of hunting rights in the mountains – receives sharp criticism from the committee's chairman Eric M Runesson. "Is it fear of contact that lies behind the government's actions? Or are alternative facts needed?", he writes on DN Debatt
The Nobel Laureate: "Thought it was a prank call"
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The Nobel Laureate: "Thought it was a prank call"

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He thought the call from the Swedish Academy was a prank call. This is what the Nobel laureate in literature says in her first interview since the announcement of the prize
The Swedish Academy Donates Poetry to School Children
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The Swedish Academy Donates Poetry to School Children

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Just in time for the autumn break, the Swedish Academy is giving poetry books to all of Sweden's middle schools. Older Swedish poems are paired with newly written ones in the anthology "Time for Poetry"
Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"
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Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"

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Han Kang has kept herself away from the media since this year's Nobel Prize in literature was announced on Thursday. No one, except the Swedish Academy, has received a comment from this year's Nobel laureate in literature – until now
Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"
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Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"

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Han Kang has kept a low profile with the media since this year's Nobel Prize in Literature was announced on Thursday. No one, apart from the Swedish Academy, has received a comment from this year's Nobel laureate in Literature – until now
South Korea celebrates Han Kang's Nobel Prize
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South Korea celebrates Han Kang's Nobel Prize

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South Korea receives Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature as a welcome surprise, with pride and joy-filled emotions.
Han Kang celebrates the Nobel Prize with tea in silence
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Han Kang celebrates the Nobel Prize with tea in silence

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The South Korean Nobel laureate Han Kang received the news that she had been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature when she had just had dinner with her son. It seemed to be a quiet day in Seoul
The Translator: Fireworks Expected in South Korea
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The Translator: Fireworks Expected in South Korea

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It will be greatly celebrated in South Korea on the occasion of Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature, believes Anders Karlsson, who has translated her books into Swedish.
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