Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2011) Winner
Roslund & Hellström
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Roslund & Hellström
Aliases:
Anders Roslund / Börge Hellström
Pen Names:
Anton Svensson（Pseudonym of Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961 （Jönköping）
- Died
- 2017-02-17 age 60
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Stockholm
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Crime fiction writer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 2004-2017
- Affiliations
- Swedish Prison and Probation Service, Kriminellas Revansch i Samhället (KRIS)
- Influenced By
- Stieg Larsson
- Nominations
- 2005 Best Swedish Crime Novel (Box 21), 2006 Best Swedish Crime Novel (Cell 8), 2010 Glass Key Award (Three Seconds), 2013 CWA International Dagger (Two Soldiers)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Glass Key Award | Pen 33 | — | Nordic crime writers | winner |
| 2005 | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | Box 21 | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | winner |
| 2009 | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | Three Seconds | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | winner |
| 2011 | CWA International Dagger | Three Seconds | — | Crime Writers' Association | winner |
| 2017 | Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! | The Father | アジア最高サスペンス小説 | — | winner |
Glass Key Award
2005
Work:
Pen 33
Organization:
Nordic crime writers
Result:
winner
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2005
Work:
Box 21
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
winner
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2009
Work:
Three Seconds
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
winner
CWA International Dagger
2011
Work:
Three Seconds
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
winner
Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!
2017
Work:
The Father
Category:
アジア最高サスペンス小説
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pen 33 / The Beast
2004 Crime fictionFirst in Ewert Grens series. Explores prison and society.
Victim and perpetratorMorally greyRehabilitation
Box 21 / The Vault
2005 Crime fictionStory of human trafficking and victims.
Victim and perpetratorMorally greyRehabilitation
Adaptations
- [TV series] Roslund & Hellström: Box 21 / Johan Brisinger (2020)
Cell 8
2006 Crime fictionStory of a death row inmate.
Victim and perpetratorMorally greyRehabilitation
Adaptations
- [TV series] Roslund & Hellström: Cell 8 / Johan Brisinger (2022)
Three Seconds
2009 Crime fictionStory of an undercover agent and three seconds.
Victim and perpetratorMorally greyRehabilitation
Three Minutes
2016 Crime fictionLast joint book in Ewert Grens series.
Victim and perpetratorMorally greyRehabilitation
Bibliography
- Odjuret (2004)
- Box 21 (2005)
- Edward Finnigans upprättelse (2006)
- Flickan under gatan (2007)
- Tre sekunder (2009)
- Två soldater (2012)
- Tre minuter (2016)
Adaptations
- Box 21 TV series (2020)
- Cell 8 TV series (2022)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 30+ languages including Japanese
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic depictions of crimeShifting perspectives between victim and perpetratorMorally ambiguous motives
- Recurring Motifs
- Prison lifeCriminal rehabilitationSocietal failures
Health
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Sexual abuse幼少期Led to later criminal activity
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Death threatsジャーナリスト時代Employed bodyguard and safe houses
Legacy
Prominent Swedish crime fiction duo. Achieved international success with Ewert Grens series, numerous awards, TV adaptations, translated into 30+ languages.
In Popular Culture
- Box 21 and Cell 8 adapted into Swedish TV series
Trivia
- Anders Roslund worked 15 years at SVT directing news
- Börge Hellström was an ex-convict and KRIS co-founder
- Collaborated from 2004 to 2017
- Discussed death threats with Stieg Larsson