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Ia Genberg

イア・ゲンベルグ

Ia Genberg

Aliases: Ia Gabriella Genberg

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1967-11-05 (Stockholm)
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Stockholm

Career

Occupations
journalist, novelist
Active Years
2012-2025
Nominations
Shortlisted for 2024 International Booker Prize (The Details), Longlisted for 2025 International Dublin Literary Award (The Details)

Awards

August Prize
2022
Work: The Details
Organization: Swedish Publishers' Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sweet Friday

2012 novel

2013 novel

2019 novel

The Details

2022 novel

A novel about details.

human relationshipsdetails of everyday life
Translations
  • English translation: The Details (trans. Kira Josefsson, 2023)

Bibliography

  • Söta fredag (2012)
  • Sent farväl (2013)
  • Klen tröst och fyra andra berättelser om pengar (2019)
  • Detaljerna / The Details (2022)

Legacy

Swedish novelist who won the August Prize in 2022 for Detaljerna. Its English translation was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.