Balsam Karam
Balsam Karam (born 29 July 1983) is a Swedish writer and librarian of Iranian Kurdish descent.[1][2]
Career[]
She works at Rinkeby Library in Stockholm and is a member of the 's library council.[3][4][5]
In 2018, she released her first book, Händelsehorisonten (Event Horizon).[6][7][8][9] She was awarded the Smålits migrantpris in 2021 for the book.[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[]
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[]
- ^ Samhälle, Bibliotek I. (Apr 26, 2018). "Tre frågor till Balsam Karam".
- ^ "Debattartikel: "Besparingarna är olagliga och rimmar illa med mycket"". SVT Nyheter. Jun 24, 2019.
- ^ "Texttävling vill locka unga samtidsskildrare". www.aftonbladet.se.
- ^ "Kulturdebatt. Författaren Balsam Karam: Inga högerextremister ska tillåtas hetsa på våra bibliotek". DN.SE. Nov 30, 2018.
- ^ "Balsam Karam: "Det är inte den arbetarklass som rasifieras som röstar på SD"". DN.SE. Apr 21, 2018.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Stark debutroman av Balsam Karam - Kulturnytt i P1". sverigesradio.se.
- ^ "Bortom Händelsehorisonten". Kontext.
- ^ "Balsam Karam skriver om punkten utan återvändo". op.se. Jan 10, 2018.
- ^ "Recension av Händelsehorisonten: "En mörk och realistisk bild av nuets grymheter"". SVT Nyheter. Mar 26, 2018.
- ^ ""Ett helt eget språk" — Balsam Karam prisas". www.aftonbladet.se.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Recension: Singulariteten av Balsam Karam - Kulturnytt i P1". sverigesradio.se.
- ^ Ravini, Sinziana (Mar 22, 2021). "Recension: I det nya landet vill ingen anställa ett tortyroffer". gp.se.
- ^ "European Union Prize for Literature announces 2021 shortlist | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu.
- ^ Wallin, Nicole Jonsson (Apr 17, 2021). "Månadens kreatör: Balsam Karam".
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- 1983 births
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- Swedish people of Iranian descent
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- 21st-century Swedish women writers
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