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Ola Larsmo Receives Kerstin Ekman Scholarship for Swedish History Book

Kerstin Ekman awards 100,000 kronor each from her and her husband Börje Frelin's scholarship fund to five recipients. Ola Larsmo receives the scholarship for "11 lessons in Swedish history", with the motivation that the book is "a reminder of how political historical falsification can lead us to a simplified human view without regard to human rights".

Ola Larsmo Receives Kerstin Ekman Scholarship for Swedish History Book

Ekselius receives scholarship from Kerstin Ekman

Kerstin Ekman is awarding 100,000 kronor each from her and her husband Börje Frelin's scholarship fund to five recipients. Authors Eva Ekselius, Jannette Hentati, and Henrik Williams are receiving the money, as well as the music theatre group Yria and the El Sistema foundation in Sweden.

Ekselius receives scholarship from Kerstin Ekman

The Government: This is What Children Should Read in School

From Astrid Lindgren's classics to contemporary authors such as Nora Khalil and Ann-Helén Laestadius. Now, the National Agency for Education and the Arts Council are presenting the reading lists with 250 works of fiction that have been developed to support teachers.

The Government: This is What Children Should Read in School

The Aniara Prize goes to Mikael Niemi

Mikael Niemi receives the Aniarapris, which is awarded by the Swedish Library Association. The author is rewarded for his novel "Sten i siden", which deals with how conflict in Tornedalen sets friends and family members against each other.

The Aniara Prize goes to Mikael Niemi