Books
This page lists some recent book translations by SELTA members.
BEARTOWN
Beartown
Written by Fredrik Backman
Translated by Neil Smith
Sceptre, May 2017
MASTER DETECTIVE
Master Detective: A Kalle Blomqvist Mystery
Written by Astrid Lindgren
Translated by Susan Beard
OUP, May 2017
MY EUROPEAN FAMILY
My European Family: The First Fifty-Four Thousand Years
Written by Karin Bojs
Translated by Fiona Graham
Bloomsbury Sigma, March 2017
AND EVERY MORNING THE WAY HOME GETS LONGER AND LONGERNew Section
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: A Novella
Written by Fredrik Backman
Translated by Alice Menzies
Atria Books (US), November 2016
Beyond Borealism
Beyond Borealism: New Perspectives on the North
Edited by Ian Giles, Laura Chapot, Christian Cooijmans, Ryan
Foster and Barbara Tesio
Norvik Press, November 2016
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD: MARKINGS OF HIS LIFE
Dag Hammarskjöld: Markings of His Life
Written by Henrik Berggren
Translated by Anna Paterson
Max Ström (Sweden), October 2016
THE LITTLE ELEPHANT WHO WANTS TO FALL ASLEEP
The Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep
Written by Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin
Translated by Neil Smith
Ladybird, October 2016
THE READERS OF BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Written by Katarina Bivald
Translated by Alice Menzies
Vintage, September 2016
PALME: A LIFE IN IMAGES
Palme: A Life in Images
Written by Henrik Berggren and Jacob Forsell
Translated by Anna Paterson
Max Ström (Sweden), July 2016
STURE HOF: MENUS 2005-2016
Sture Hof: Menus 2005-2016
Written by Peter Kihlgård and Johan Petterson
Translated by Chris Hall
Albert Bonniers Förlag (Sweden), November 2016
IN EVERY MOMENT WE ARE STILL ALIVE
In Every Moment We Are Still Alive
Written by Tom Malmquist
Translated by Henning Koch
Sceptre, May 2017
AFTER THE FIRE
After the Fire
Written by Henning Mankell
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Harvill Secker, May 2017
QUICKSAND
Quicksand
Written by Henning Mankell
Translated by Laurie Thompson with Marlaine Delargy
Vintage, February 2017
THE ANATOMY OF INEQUALITY
The Anatomy of Inequality
Written by Per Molander
Translated by Saskia Vogel
Melville House, August 2016
THE SILENCED
The Silenced
Written by Anders de la Motte
Translated by Neil Smith
HarperCollins, May 2017
LITTLE SISTER RABBIT AND THE FOX
Little Sister Rabbit and the Fox
Written by Ulf Nilsson and Eva Eriksson
Translated by Susan Beard
Floris Books, January 2017
LITTLE SISTER RABBIT GETS LOST
Little Sister Rabbit Gets Lost
Written by Ulf Nilsson and Eva Eriksson
Translated by Susan Beard
Floris Books, January 2017
THE SILVER BOY
The Silver Boy
Written by Kristina Ohlsson
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Random House Children’s / Jonathan Cape, February 2017
THE WHITE CITY
The White City
Written by Karolina Ramqvist
Translated by Saskia Vogel
Black Cat/Grove (US), February 2017
THE CHOSEN ONES
The Chosen Ones
Written by Steve Sem-Sandberg
Translated by Anna Paterson
Faber, February 2017
GUILTLESS
Guiltless
Written by Viveca Sten
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Amazon Crossing, May 2017
WHO WATCHETH
Who Watcheth
Written by Helene Tursten
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Soho Press (US), December 2016
NAONDEL
Naondel
Written by Maria Turtschaninoff
Translated by Annie Prime
Pushkin Press, April 2017
The Wednesday Club
The Wednesday Club
Written by Kjell Westö
Translated by Neil Smith
MacLehose Press, May 2016
The Other Son
The Other Son
Written by Alexander Söderberg
Translated by Neil Smith
Vintage, July 2016 (paperback)
The Gravity of Love
The Gravity of Love
Written by Sara Stridsberg
Translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
MacLehose Press, November 2016
Good Girls Don't Tell
Good Girls Don't Tell
Written by Liselotte Roll
Translated by Ian Giles
World Editions, November 2016
The Sword of Justice
The Sword of Justice
Written by Leif GW Persson
Translated by Neil Smith
Black Swan, June 2016
The Dying Detective
The Dying Detective
Written by Leif GW Persson
Translated by Neil Smith
Doubleday, June 2016
Buried Lies
Buried Lies
Written by Kristina Ohlsson
Translated by Neil Smith
Simon & Schuster, September 2016
The Living and the Dead in Winsford
The Living and the Dead in Winsford
Written by Håkan Nesser
Translated by Laurie Thompson
Pan, February 2016 (paperback)
The Final Word
The Final Word
Written by Liza Marklund
Translated by Neil Smith
Corgi, June 2016
A World Gone Mad: The Diaries of Astrid Lindgren 1939-45
A World Gone Mad: The Diaries of Astrid Lindgren 1939-45
Written by Astrid Lindgren
Translated by Sarah Death
Pushkin Press, October 2016
Mårbacka
Mårbacka
Written by Selma Lagerlöf
Translated by Sarah Death
Norvik Press, September 2016
Anna Svärd
Anna Svärd
Written by Selma Lagerlöf
Translated by Linda Schenck
Norvik Press, April 2016
Stalker
Stalker
Written by Lars Kepler
Translated by Neil Smith
HarperCollins, May 2016
The Invoice
The Invoice
Written by Jonas Karlsson
Translated by Neil Smith
Hogarth, January 2016
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
Written by Michael Hjorth & Hans Rosenfeldt
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Century, June 2016
Souls of Air
Souls of Air
Written by Mons Kallentoft
Translated by Neil Smith
Hodder, October 2016 (paperback)
The Wandering Pine
The Wandering Pine
Written by P O Enquist
Translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
MacLehose Press, May 2016 (paperback)
The Faraway North: Scandinavian Folk Ballads
The Faraway North: Scandinavian Folk Ballads
Translated by Ian Cumpstey
Skadi Press, June 2016
Swedish Dads
Swedish Dads
Written by Johan Bävman
Translated by Nichola Smalley
Self-published, December 2015
Hammarskjöld: A Life
Hammarskjöld: A Life
Written by Henrik Berggren
Translated by Anna Paterson
Max Ström, September 2016
Palme: A Life
Palme: A Life
Written by Henrik Berggren
Translated by Anna Paterson
Max Ström, May 2016
Britt-Marie Was Here
Britt-Marie Was Here
Written by Fredrik Backman
Translated by Henning Koch
Sceptre, May 2016
I Am Behind You
I Am Behind You
Written by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Quercus, July 2016
Historical Dictionary of Sweden
Historical Dictionary of Sweden (3rd enlarged edition)
Written by Elisabeth Elgan and Irene Scobbie
Rowman & Littlefield, September 2015
The Parable Book
The Parable Book
Written by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Deborah Bragan Turner
MacLehose Press, June 2016
The Mountain Grave
The Mountain Grave
Written by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Century, June 2016
Clinch
Clinch
Written by Martin Holmén
Translated by Henning Koch
Pushkin Press, May 2016
Days at Drottningholm
Days at Drottningholm
Written by Princess Christina Mrs Magnuson in collaboration with Carl Otto Werkelid
Translated by Sarah Death
Bonnier Fakta, May 2016
Quicksand
Quicksand
Written by Henning Mankell
Translated by Laurie Thompson with Marlaine Delargy
Harvill Secker, February 2016
A Summer with Kim Novak
A Summer with Kim Novak
Written by Håkan Nesser
Translated by Saskia Vogel
World Editions, December 2015
Hour of The Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
Written by Håkan Nesser
Translated by Laurie Thompson
Pantheon Books, January 2016
How to Murder a Foreign Minister: the Assassination of Anna Lindh
How to Murder a Foreign Minister: the Assassination of Anna Lindh
Written by Tomas Nilsson
Translated by Marie Andersson
Tomas Nilsson Förlag, February 2016
A Brief Stop on the Road to Auschwitz
A Brief Stop on the Road to Auschwitz (paperback)
Written by Göran Rosenberg
Translated by Sarah Death
Granta, November 2015
Very Rarely Nice
Very Rarely Nice
Written by Sami Said
Translated by Saskia Vogel
Frisch & Co, January 2016
The Midsummer Tomte and the Little Rabbits
The Midsummer Tomte and the Little Rabbits
Written by Ulf Stark
Translated by Susan Beard
Floris Books, January 2016
Crow Girl
Crow Girl
Written by Erik Axl Sund
Translated by Neil Smith
Harvill Secker, April 2016
The Poet Who Created Herself: Selected Letters of Edith Södergran (2nd ed)
The Poet Who Created Herself: Selected Letters of Edith Södergran (2nd edition)
Written by Edith Södergran
Translated by Silvester Mazzarella
Norvik Press, June 2015
The Key
The Key
Written by Sara Elfgren and Mats Strandberg
Translated by Anna Paterson
Arrow Books in association with Hammer, January 2015
The Other Woman
The Other Woman
Written by Therese Bohman
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Other Press, February 2016
Selected Poems
Selected Poems
Written by Lars Gustafsson
Translated by John Irons
Bloodaxe, November 2015
Smile of a Midsummer Night: A Picture of Sweden
Smile of a Midsummer Night: A Picture of Sweden
Written by Lars Gustafsson and Agneta Blomqvist
Translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
Armchair Traveller at the bookHaus, March 2015
The Man Who Watched Women
The Man Who Watched Women
(Re-issue)
Written by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Penguin Random House, June 2015
The Strange Case of Thomas Quick
The Strange Case of Thomas Quick
Written by Dan Josefsson
Translated by Anna Paterson
Granta/Portobello Books, September 2015
Water Angels
Water Angels
Written by Mons Kellentoft
Translated by Neil Smith
Hodder & Staughton, April 2015
Nothing But Fun In Noisy Village
Nothing But Fun In Noisy Village
Written by Astrid Lindgren
Translated by Susan Beard
Oxford University Press, January 2016
The Living and the Dead in Winsford
The Living and the Dead in Winsford
Written by Håkan Nesser
Translated by Laurie Thompson
Mantle, July 2015
The Chosen
The Chosen
Written by Kristina Ohlsson
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Simon & Schuster, September 2015
The Chosen Ones
The Chosen Ones
Written by Steve Sem-Sandberg
Translated by Anna Paterson
Faber & Faber, February 2016
Still Waters
The Still Waters
Written by Viveca Sten
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
USA: Amazon Crossing, October 2015
The Other Son
The Other Son
Written by Alexander Söderberg
Translated by Neil Smith
Crown Publishing, July 2015
The Voices Beyond
The Voices Beyond
Written by Johan Theorin
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Transworld, July 2015
The Treacherous Net
The Treacherous Net
Written by Helene Tursten
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
USA: Soho Press, January 2016
Bret Easton Ellis and Other Dogs
Bret Easton Ellis and Other Dogs
Written by Linda Wolff
Translated by Frank Perry
And Other Stories, January 2016
Maresi
Maresi
Written by Maria Turtschaninoff
Translated by Annie Prime
Pushkin Children's Books, January 2016
Come Unto Me
Come Unto Me
Written by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
in Fearie Tales - Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome
(ed. Stephen Jones) (reprint)
Jo Fletcher Books, October 2015
Mine-Wife
Mine-Wife
(Short Story)
Written by Karin Tidbeck
Translated by Silvester Mazzarella
WordsWithoutBorders.org, January 2015
Wilful Disregard: A Novel About Love
Wilful Disregard: A Novel About Love
Written by Lena Andersson
Translated by Sarah Death
Picador, June 2015
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Written by Katarina Bivald
Translated by Alice Menzies
Chatto & Windus, June 2015
The Wandering Pine: Life as a Novel
The Wandering Pine: Life As A Novel
Written by Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
MacLehose Press, January 2015
strata
strata
Written by Helena Eriksson
Translated by Jan Teeland & Wendy Klein
Shearsman Books, June 2014
The Yellowest Dress
The Yellowest Dress
Written by Monica Fagerholm
Translated by Sarah Death
in: Archive Play (the photography of Hertta Kiiski and Niina Watanen)
Kehrer Verlag, August 2014
One Evening in October I Rowed Out On the Lake
One Evening In October I Rowed Out On The Lake
Written by Tua Forsström
Translated by David McDuff
Bloodaxe Books, January 2015
She is Not Me
She Is Not Me
Written by Golnaz Hashemzadeh
Translated by Katarina Tucker
World Editions, May 2015
The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories
The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories
Written by Tove Jansson
Translated by Thomas Teal and Silvester Mazzarella
New York Review Books, October 2014
Water Angels
Water Angels
Written by Mons Kallentoft
Translated by Neil Smith
Hodder & Stoughton, April 2015
Charlotte Löwensköld
Charlotte Löwensköld
Written by Selma Lagerlöf
Translated by Linda Schenck
Norvik Press, December 2014
The Room
The Room
Written by Jonas Karlsson
Translated by Neil Smith
Hogarth, January 2015
Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?
Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?
Written by Katrine Marçal
Translated by Saskia Vogel
Portobello Books, March 2015
Without A Trace
Without A Trace
Written by Liza Marklund
Translated by Neil Smith
Corgi, June 2015
The Summer of Kim Novak
The Summer Of Kim Novak
Written by Håkan Nesser
Translated by Saskia Vogel
World Editions, June 2015
The Glass Children
The Glass Children
Written by Kristina Ohlsson
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Jonathan Cape, October 2014
Hostage
Hostage
Written by Kristina Ohlsson
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Simon & Schuster, September 2014
A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz
A Brief Stop On The Road From Auschwitz
Written by Göran Rosenberg
Translated by Sarah Death
Granta Books, November 2014
The Other Son
The Other Son
Written by Alexander Söderberg
Translated by Neil Smith
Harvill Secker, July 2015
Stallo
Stallo
Written by Stefan Spjut
Translated by Susan Beard
Faber & Faber, June 2015
Where the Hollyhocks Come From
Where The Hollyhocks Come From
Written by Amanda Svensson
Translated by Saskia Vogel
Readux Books, June 2014
Deep Sea
Deep Sea
Written by Annika Thor
Translated by Linda Schenck
Random House Books for Young Adult Readers, January 2015
The Beige Man
The Beige Man
Written by Helene Tursten
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Soho Crime, February 2015
The Expedition
The Expedition: A Love Story
Written by Bea Uusma
Translated by Agnes Broomé
Head of Zeus, October 2014
Into a Raging Blaze
Into a Raging Blaze
Written by Andreas Norman
Translated by Ian Giles
Quercus, July 2014
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove
Written by Fredrik Backman
Translated by Henning Koch
Sceptre, July 2014
The Children of Noisy Village
The Children of Noisy Village
Written by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Tony Ross
Translated by Susan Beard
Oxford University Press, June 2014
To the Top of the Mountain
To the Top of the Mountain
Written by Arne Dahl
Translated by Alice Menzies
Harvill Secker, June 2014
Jogo Bonito
Jogo Bonito
Written by Henrik Brandão Jönsson
Translated by Nichola Smalley
Yellow Jersey Press, June 2014
The Garden
The Garden
Written by Magnus Florin
Translated by Harry Watson
Vagabond Voices, May 2014
The Lesson
'The Lesson' (short story)
Written by Cilla Naumann
Translated by Saskia Vogel
Readux Books, February 2014
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[game], [buzz] and [bubble]
(Three books published jointly in UK and USA)
Written by Anders de la Motte
Translated by Neil Smith
Blue Door, December 2013
Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words
Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words
Written by Boel Westin
Translated by Silvester Mazzarella
Sort Of Books, November 2013
I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović
I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović
Written by Zlatan Ibrahimović and David Lagercrantz
Translated by Ruth Urbom
Penguin UK, September 2013
Shortlisted for the 2013 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow
Written by Liza Marklund
Translated by Neil Smith
Corgi, September 2013
He Who Kills the Dragon
He Who Kills the Dragon
Written by Leif G W Persson
Translated by Neil Smith
Doubleday, October 2013
The Strangler’s Honeymoon
The Strangler’s Honeymoon
Written by Håkan Nesser
Translated by Laurie Thompson
Mantle, September 2013
The Disappeared
The Disappeared
Written by Kristina Ohlsson
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Simon & Schuster, August 2013
The Disciple
The Disciple
Written by Michael Hjort and Hans Rosenfeldt
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
Allen & Unwin, August 2013
Me on the Floor, Bleeding
Me on the Floor, Bleeding
Written by Jenny Jägerfeld
Translated by Susan Beard
Stockholm Text, July 2013
Breathless
Breathless
Written by Anne Swärd
Translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
MacLehose Press, June 2013
Lord Peter and Little Kerstin
Lord Peter and Little Kerstin: Mediaeval Ballads from Sweden
Folktales
Translated by Ian Cumpstey
Northern Displayers, Skadi Press, May 2013
The Andalucian Friend
The Andalucian Friend
Written by Alexander Söderberg
Translated by Neil Smith
Harvill Secker, March 2013
Inshallah
Inshallah: The Conflict between Israel and Palestine
Written by Donald Boström
Translated by Yvonne King
Bokförlaget Arena Malmö, December 2012
