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Arundhati Roy and Abdulrazak Gurnah to Appear in Stockholm This Autumn

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Arundhati Roy and Abdulrazak Gurnah to Appear in Stockholm This Autumn

Wed 14 May 2025 07:02 CEST

The Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah is coming to the International Authors' Scene in Stockholm this autumn. So is the Indian author icon Arundhati Roy

Call to Action for Linde and Farrokhzad - "Shocked"

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Call to Action for Linde and Farrokhzad - "Shocked"

Fri 24 Jan 2025 12:49 CET

Ida Linde and Athena Farrokhzad, who this summer will finish as responsible for the program at the Cultural House Stadsteatern's author scene in Stockholm, receive support in a petition in Aftonbladet.

Killed Gaza Author Honored at the Book Fair

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Killed Gaza Author Honored at the Book Fair

Fri 27 Sept 2024 12:46 CEST

Memorials with the names of 50 deceased Palestinian journalists, authors, and poets have been placed on the ground in front of the Book Fair in Gothenburg. There will be a vacuum when their words disappear, says author Balsam Karam, one of the organizers behind the manifestation

Olga Ravn on dangerous female friendship

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Olga Ravn on dangerous female friendship

Mon 26 Aug 2024 08:00 CEST

The witch trials marked the first spadefuls of soil in the construction of the modern state, claims the acclaimed Danish author Olga Ravn. In "The Wax Child", she depicts how women's communities began to be stamped as dangerous

Autumn's Free Delights – from Poetry to Live Music

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Autumn's Free Delights – from Poetry to Live Music

Sat 17 Aug 2024 08:31 CEST

That the economy is tight after the summer vacation does not mean that you have to stay at home. Here are eleven free cultural events to take part in this autumn