Lydia Sandgren receives a 300,000-kronor (about $28,600) scholarship from the Stena Foundation. She is one of four cultural workers to receive this year's scholarships.
EntertainmentThe Liberals want the subject of literature to become a mandatory part of high school. This was stated by party leader Simona Mohamsson in her Christmas speech on Wednesday.
Swedish politicsLina Wolff, Patrik Svensson and Bea Uusma – many of this year's August Prize nominees have been awarded before. But acclaimed Klas Östergren is missing from the list.
EntertainmentWhen Lydia Sandgren follows up her successful debut from 2020, it is with another brick-thick novel, "Artens överlevnad". A puzzle as well as the search for education is at the center. I am very concerned with what cannot be known, she says.
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