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Balsam Karam

Balsam Karam (born 29 July 1983) is a Swedish writer and librarian of Iranian Kurdish descent.[1][2]

Career

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She works at Rinkeby Library in Stockholm and is a member of the Swedish Writers’ Union's library council.[3][4][5]

In 2018, she released her first book, Händelsehorisonten (Event Horizon).[6][7][8][9] For the book, she received the Smålits migrantpris in 2021.[10]

In 2021, she released her second book, Singulariteten (The Singularity).[11][12] The book was shortlisted for the 2021 European Union Prize for Literature.[13]

Personal life

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Born in Teheran, in Iran, in 1983, her family moved to Sweden when she was seven. She studied at Biskops Arnös författarskola before doing a master's degree at the University of Gothenburg.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Samhälle, Bibliotek I. (Apr 26, 2018). "Tre frågor till Balsam Karam".
  2. ^ "Debattartikel: "Besparingarna är olagliga och rimmar illa med mycket"". SVT Nyheter. Jun 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Texttävling vill locka unga samtidsskildrare". www.aftonbladet.se. 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Kulturdebatt. Författaren Balsam Karam: Inga högerextremister ska tillåtas hetsa på våra bibliotek". Dagens Nyheter. Nov 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Balsam Karam: "Det är inte den arbetarklass som rasifieras som röstar på SD"". Dagens Nyheter. Apr 21, 2018.
  6. ^ Radio, Sveriges (9 April 2018). "Stark debutroman av Balsam Karam - Kulturnytt i P1". Sveriges Radio.
  7. ^ "Bortom Händelsehorisonten". Kontext. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  8. ^ "Balsam Karam skriver om punkten utan återvändo". op.se. Jan 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "Recension av Händelsehorisonten: "En mörk och realistisk bild av nuets grymheter"". SVT Nyheter. Mar 26, 2018.
  10. ^ ""Ett helt eget språk" — Balsam Karam prisas". www.aftonbladet.se. 9 January 2021.
  11. ^ Radio, Sveriges (23 March 2021). "Recension: Singulariteten av Balsam Karam - Kulturnytt i P1". Sveriges Radio.
  12. ^ Ravini, Sinziana (Mar 22, 2021). "Recension: I det nya landet vill ingen anställa ett tortyroffer". gp.se.
  13. ^ "European Union Prize for Literature announces 2021 shortlist | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  14. ^ Wallin, Nicole Jonsson (Apr 17, 2021). "Månadens kreatör: Balsam Karam".


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