Jan Henrik Swahn

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Jan Henrik Swahn (* 1959 in Malmö ) is a Swedish writer and translator .

Life

After his birth Swahn grew up in Copenhagen as the son of the writer Sven Christer Swahn and moved back to Sweden at the age of eleven. He has lived in Stockholm since 1980 and initially worked for ten years as a bridge guard, proofreader and translator. From 1997 to 1999 he was an editor for Bonnier's literary magazine. Swahn translates Arabic, Danish, German, English, French, Greek, Italian, Polish and Slovenian literature.

He made his literary debut in 1986 with the novel Jag kan stoppa ett hav , to which he was inspired during a stay in France from 1982 to 1983. In many psychological works that are characterized by humor and respect for the protagonists, his fictional characters often portray bizarre outsiders who lead a life on the edge of society. His prose is described as very stylish and precise.

Works

  • Jag kan stoppa ett hav , 1986
  • Den förbannade glädjen , 1987
  • Kärlek och Äventyr , 1991
  • Husets alla färger , 1993
  • Pengarna , 1996
  • Tiggare , 1999
  • Vandrarna , 2001
  • Lingonings , 2003
  • Drakkvinnan , 2005
  • Manolis mopeder , 2008

Prizes and awards

Web links

  • Jan Henrik Swahn in the Swedish National Encyclopedia , accessed on June 28, 2010 (Swedish)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Portrait of the author ( memento of the original from August 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Författarcentrum Öst , accessed on June 28, 2010 (Swedish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.forfattarformedlingen.se
  2. ↑ Bodil Zalesky: Interviews with translators ( memento of the original from July 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Jan Henrik Swahn , accessed on June 28, 2010 (Swedish)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / salongen.de
  3. ↑ Jan Henrik Swahn ( Memento of the original of August 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from Albert Bonniers Förelag , accessed on June 28, 2010 (Swedish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.albertbonniersforlag.se
personal data
SURNAME Swahn, Jan Henrik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Malmo