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Swedish writer and librarian (born 1983)

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

Career

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

In 2018, she released her first book, Händelsehorisonten (Event Horizon). For the book, she received the Smlits migrantpris in 2021.

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

Personal life

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.

References

  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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