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 be
August Strindberg, who amongst others wrote Röda rummet, Tjänstekvinnans son, Ett drömspel, Fröken Julie, Inferno, En dåres försvarstal, Hemsöborna, I Havsbandet, Skärkarlsliv, Till Damaskus, Giftas, Ensam, Leka med elden
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 you’re not used to reading older literature
Hjalmar Söderberg, who amongst others wrote Den allvarsamma leken, Dr. Glas, Förvillelser, Martin Bircks ungdom, Historietter, Gertrud
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 Löwensköld
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 går an
Stig Claesson, more famous as Slas, who amongst others wrote Blues för Mr Shelley, Vem älskar Yngve Frej?, På palmblad och rosor, Om vänskap funnes, Nästa man till rakning, Efter oss syndafloden, En vandring i solen, Att resa sig upp och gå, Flickor
Klas Östergren, 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 Dvärgen and Ångest
the poet Harry Martinson who was a member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, and wrote amongst others Nässlorna blomma, Vägen till klockrike, Aniara
the poet Tomas Tranströmer who won Nobelpriset i litteratur and who wrote, 17 dikter, Hemligheter på vägen, Den halvfärdiga himlen, Klanger och spår, Mörkerseende, Stigar, Östersjöar, Sanningsbarriären, Det vilda torget, För levande och döda, Sorgegondolen, Fängelse, Den stora gåtan
the poet Gustaf Fröding who amongst others wrote Nya dikter, Guitarr och dragharmonika, Stänk och flikar
Frans G Bengtsson who wrote among others, Röde Orm
Stig Larsson who has written amongst others, Autisterna, Nyår, and who worked on Kris together with Horace Engdahl, Tomas Näsholm and a list of other important names in modern swedish literature
Per Wästberg who is a member of Svenska Akademien and who has written amongst others Förbjudet område, 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 läsa, Döda honom!, om ni hör ett skott…, Percy Wennerfors, Bekantskap önskas med äldre bildad herre, Hundstunden, Hej då, ha det så bra!
Göran Tunström who wrote among others Tjuven, Juloratoriet, Berömda män som varit i Sunne
Ivar Lo-Johansson who wrote among others Godnatt, jord, Pubertet, Bara en mor, Analfabeten, Jordproletärerna, Stockholmaren, Statarna
Vilhelm Moberg who wrote among others Utvandrarna, Invandrarna, Nybyggarna, Det gamla riket, Sista brevet till Sverige, Långt från landsvägen
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 månad går fortare nu än ett hjärtslag, Priset på vatten i Finistère
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