Why read? To uncover a neglected chapter of Swedish history, told from the victims’ perspective. Best for: Readers drawn to social critique and hidden histories. Bo, an elderly man living alone with ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) – The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded on Thursday to Tomas Transtromer of Sweden, whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him wide recognition as ...

Death is blue, or a flying animal. This is how death is most commonly illustrated in Swedish children’s literature, according to a new study from Uppsala University based on analyses of 62 books. Just ...

Since 1901, the esteemed Swedish Academy has annually decided who will be the laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel. That’s about to change. Two ...

The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded on Thursday to Tomas Transtromer of Sweden, whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him wide recognition as the most ...