Hello! Can you recommend Swedish writers that are a must read? Sorry if you already answered this!
hello! :) the biggest must-read for any swede (or person speaking swedish) that wants to call themselves well-read to any degree would beÂ
August Strindberg, who amongst others wrote Röda rummet, TjĂ€nstekvinnans son, Ett drömspel, Fröken Julie, Inferno, En dĂ„res försvarstal, Hemsöborna, I Havsbandet, SkĂ€rkarlsliv, Till Damaskus, Giftas, Ensam, Leka med eldenÂ
though do note that August Stringberg lived between 1849 and 1912 and the swedish language has undergone a lot since then, alors he can be a bit hard to understand if youâre not used to reading older literature
Hjalmar Söderberg, who amongst others wrote Den allvarsamma leken, Dr. Glas, Förvillelser, Martin Bircks ungdom, Historietter, GertrudÂ
Selma Lagerlöf, member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, who amongst others wrote Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, Gösta Berlings saga, Löwensköldska ringen, Charlotte LöwensköldÂ
Viktor Rydberg, who amongst others wrote Singoalla, Den siste athenaren and the famous poem Tomten which is customary to read around Christmas
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, who amongst others wrote Det gÄr an
Stig Claesson, more famous as Slas, who amongst others wrote Blues för Mr Shelley, Vem Àlskar Yngve Frej?, PÄ palmblad och rosor, Om vÀnskap funnes, NÀsta man till rakning, Efter oss syndafloden, En vandring i solen, Att resa sig upp och gÄ, Flickor
Klas Ăstergren, member of Svenska Akademien, who amongst others has written Gentlemen, Gangsters, Den sista cigaretten
Sara Stridsberg, (up until recently member of Svenska Akademien) who amongst others has written Drömfakulteten and Darling River
Per Lagerkvist, who was a member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, who wrote amongst others DvĂ€rgen and Ă
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the poet Harry Martinson who was a member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, and wrote amongst others NĂ€sslorna blomma, VĂ€gen till klockrike, AniaraÂ
the poet Tomas Tranströmer who won Nobelpriset i litteratur and who wrote, 17 dikter, Hemligheter pĂ„ vĂ€gen, Den halvfĂ€rdiga himlen, Klanger och spĂ„r, Mörkerseende, Stigar, Ăstersjöar, SanningsbarriĂ€ren, Det vilda torget, För levande och döda, Sorgegondolen, FĂ€ngelse, Den stora gĂ„tan
the poet Gustaf Fröding who amongst others wrote Nya dikter, Guitarr och dragharmonika, StÀnk och flikar
Frans G Bengtsson who wrote among others, Röde Orm
Stig Larsson who has written amongst others, Autisterna, NyÄr, and who worked on Kris together with Horace Engdahl, Tomas NÀsholm and a list of other important names in modern swedish literature
Per WÀstberg who is a member of Svenska Akademien and who has written amongst others Förbjudet omrÄde, Minnets stigar
the (primarily) poet Kristina Lugn who is a member of Svenska Akademien and who has written amongst others om jag inte, Till min man, om han kunde lĂ€sa, Döda honom!, om ni hör ett skottâŠ, Percy Wennerfors, Bekantskap önskas med Ă€ldre bildad herre,  Hundstunden, Hej dĂ„, ha det sĂ„ bra!
Göran Tunström who wrote among others Tjuven, Juloratoriet, Berömda mÀn som varit i Sunne
Ivar Lo-Johansson who wrote among others Godnatt, jord, Pubertet, Bara en mor, Analfabeten, JordproletÀrerna, Stockholmaren, Statarna
Vilhelm Moberg who wrote among others Utvandrarna, Invandrarna, Nybyggarna, Det gamla riket, Sista brevet till Sverige, LÄngt frÄn landsvÀgen
Per Anders Fogelström who wrote among others Sommaren med Monika, Medan staden sover, Mina drömmars stad, Möten i skymningen, Barn av sin stad, Minns du den stad, I en förvandlad stad
Bodil Malmsten who wrote among others Nefertiti i Berlin, Och en mÄnad gÄr fortare nu Àn ett hjÀrtslag, Priset pÄ vatten i FinistÚre
if you want to know more about swedish literature (or literature in general) you can read the books of literary scholar Sara Danius, especially Husmoderns död
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