emelee Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 If you have read at least half of these, you should become an honorary Swede. The list is made up of a variety of genres, new and old, and from young adult and up. 1. Vilhelm Moberg - The emigrants (or the whole Emigrants series of 4 novels) 2. Karin Boye - Kallocain 3. Hjalmar Söderberg - Doctor Glas 4. Per Olov Enquist - Captain Nemo's library 5. Stieg Larsson - The Lisbeth Salander series 6. Hjalmar Bergman - The Markurells in Wadköping 7. Moa Martinson - Women and apple trees 8. Harry Martinson - Aniara 9. Astrid Lindgren - Pippi Longstocking - or better yet, everything she ever published 10. Marianne Fredriksson - Simon and the oaks 11. Jonas Gardell - Don't ever wipe tears without gloves (series of 3 novels) 12. Eyvind Johnson - The days of his grace 13. Selma Lagerlöf - The emperor of Portugallia (or The wonderful adventures of Nils) 14. Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö - The abominable man (or the whole Martin Beck series of 10 novels) 15. August Strindberg - The father 16. Henning Mankell - Kurt Wallander series 17. John Ajvide Lindqvist - Let the right one in 18. Kerstin Ekman - Blackwater 19. Roslund & Hellström - Three seconds 20. Gösta Knutsson - Pelle Svanslös 21. Anders de la Motte - Game 22. Mons Kallentoft - Midwinder sacrifice 23. Carin Gerhardsen - The gingerbread house 24. Leif G.W. Persson - Between summer's longing and winter's cold (triology) or any of the Evert Bäckström novels 25. Majgull Axelsson - April witch 26. August Strindberg - The red room 27. Mikael Niemi - Popular music from Vittula 28. Stig Dagerman - A burnt child 29. Elsie Johansson - The spring pasque flower 30. Frans G. Bengtsson - The long ships 31. Elsa Beskow - Aunt Green, Aunt Brown & Aunt Lavender 32. Åke Edwardson - Sun and shadow 33. P.C. Jersild - Children's island 34. Anders Jacobsson & Sören Olsson - The Sune series or the Bert series 35. Jan Guillou - The evil 36. Pär Lagerkvist - The dwarf 37. Jens Lapidus - Easy money 38. Camilla Läckberg - The stonecutter 39. Göran Tunström - The christmas oratorio 40. Liza Marklund - The bomber 41. Gellert Tamas - The laser man 42. Ulf Lundell - Jack 43. Karin Alvtegen - Missing 44. Åsa Larsson - Sun storm 45. Fritiof Nilsson Piraten - The book-dealer who ceased bathing 46. Jonas Jonasson - The hundre-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared 47. Kristina Ohlsson - Unwanted 48. Håkan Nesser - Carambole (Hour of the wolf) 49. Klas Östergren - Gentlemen 50. Maria Gripe - Agnes Cecilia Extra points for poems by:Nils Ferlin Gustav Fröding Verner von Heidenstam Dan Andersson Carl Michael Bellman Karin Boye Erik Axel Karlfeldt Bodil Malmsten Viktor Rydberg Edith Södergran Tomas Tranströmer Gunnar Ekelöf Esaias Tegnér And further extra points if you've read these illustrated children's works: Elsa Beskow - Children of the forest Sven Nordkvist - The Pettson and Findus series Barbro Lindgren - Loranga, Masarin and Dartanjang Lennart Hellsing - Krakel Spektakel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I recognise a few authors and have read a few, others are on my TBR. I don't know most of them, though. Good luck with your challenge ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelee Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 So far................ I own a copy of most of the novels already. 1. Vilhelm Moberg - The emigrants (or the whole Emigrants series of 4 novels)2. Karin Boye - Kallocain3. Hjalmar Söderberg - Doctor Glas4. Per Olov Enquist - Captain Nemo's library5. Stieg Larsson - The Lisbeth Salander series6. Hjalmar Bergman - The Markurells in Wadköping7. Moa Martinson - Women and apple trees8. Harry Martinson - Aniara9. Astrid Lindgren - Pippi Longstocking - or better yet, everything she ever published10. Marianne Fredriksson - Simon and the oaks11. Jonas Gardell - Don't ever wipe tears without gloves (series of 3 novels)12. Eyvind Johnson - The days of his grace13. Selma Lagerlöf - The emperor of Portugallia (or The wonderful adventures of Nils)14. Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö - The abominable man (or the whole Martin Beck series of 10 novels)15. August Strindberg - The father16. Henning Mankell - Kurt Wallander series17. John Ajvide Lindqvist - Let the right one in18. Kerstin Ekman - Blackwater19. Roslund & Hellström - Three seconds20. Gösta Knutsson - Pelle Svanslös21. Anders de la Motte - Game22. Mons Kallentoft - Midwinder sacrifice23. Carin Gerhardsen - The gingerbread house24. Leif G.W. Persson - Between summer's longing and winter's cold (triology) or any of the Evert Bäckström novels25. Majgull Axelsson - April witch26. August Strindberg - The red room27. Mikael Niemi - Popular music from Vittula28. Stig Dagerman - A burnt child29. Elsie Johansson - The spring pasque flower30. Frans G. Bengtsson - The long ships31. Elsa Beskow - Aunt Green, Aunt Brown & Aunt Lavender32. Åke Edwardson - Sun and shadow33. P.C. Jersild - Children's island34. Anders Jacobsson & Sören Olsson - The Sune series or the Bert series35. Jan Guillou - The evil36. Pär Lagerkvist - The dwarf37. Jens Lapidus - Easy money38. Camilla Läckberg - The stonecutter39. Göran Tunström - The christmas oratorio40. Liza Marklund - The bomber41. Gellert Tamas - The laser man42. Ulf Lundell - Jack43. Karin Alvtegen - Missing44. Åsa Larsson - Sun storm45. Fritiof Nilsson Piraten - The book-dealer who ceased bathing46. Jonas Jonasson - The hundre-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared47. Kristina Ohlsson - Unwanted48. Håkan Nesser - Carambole (Hour of the wolf)49. Klas Östergren - Gentlemen50. Maria Gripe - Agnes CeciliaExtra points for poems by:Nils FerlinGustav FrödingVerner von HeidenstamDan AnderssonCarl Michael BellmanKarin BoyeErik Axel KarlfeldtBodil MalmstenViktor RydbergEdith SödergranTomas TranströmerGunnar EkelöfEsaias TegnérAnd further extra points if you've read these illustrated children's works:Elsa Beskow - Children of the forestSven Nordkvist - The Pettson and Findus seriesBarbro Lindgren - Loranga, Masarin and DartanjangLennart Hellsing - Krakel Spektakel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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