The Red Room and The Wonderful Voyage of Nils Holgersson are just two literary representations of Sweden. Follow the books around our elongated country and visit its well-trodden cities and paths. From the back of a goose, Nils Holgersson saw the whole of Sweden, from Skåne with its patchwork of fields to Kebnekaise. If you want to visit another classic children's book setting, you should visit Astrid Lindgren's Katthult in Lönneberga outside Vimmerby.
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Stockholm has had a prominent place in Swedish literature over the years, not least in the Per Anders Fogelströms books. Nowadays, you can also do a Millennium Walk in Stockholm after the event. Stieg Larsson's successful books about Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbet Salander. If you are still in Stockholm, you can take the opportunity to have a good dinner at Bellmans The Golden Peace or visit Strindberg's writing cabin on Kymmendö.
Örebro, Västerås and Småland
If you want to discover Hjalmar Bergsmans Wadköping can visit both Örebro and Västerås, but it is in Västerås that you will find the Hjalmar Bergman Museum. I William Moberg's In Småland, you can visit places like Kristina's Dovecot from The Emigrants, where you can find a café and guided tours in the summer.
Sweden as a cover nation
In recent years, Sweden has become a nation of detectives. Åsa Larsson's books about lawyer Rebecka Martinsson take you to Kiruna and Kurravaara. Camilla Läckbergs Erika Falck's novels are set around Fjällbacka, and in Visby you can follow the medieval alleys protected by the Anna Janssons police officer Maria Wern. Henning Mankell's Detective Inspector Kurt Wallander is based in Ystad, where you can visit Wallander's favourite café and Ale stones.
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Katarina in Malaysia says:
It's nice that you bring up the subject of books and discovering Sweden. I read an article in a Malaysian magazine about Sweden and the nation of detectives. I may not think about this myself, but there is something to it!
there are also
In bookshops and at supermarket checkout counters, Swedish authors are on the best seller list!
31 March 2011 - 5:22
Nisse says:
Jan Fridegård and Ivar Lo Johansson are also depictions of old-time Sweden.
31 March 2011 - 8:29
June says:
A: Oh so funny! You are very welcome to share your best Budapest moments! Were you in Szentendre?
31 March 2011 - 13:10
June says:
Where you are in Szentendre should of course be written 🙂 .
31 March 2011 - 13:10
Krister in Beijing says:
I showed a Chinese acquaintance here in China our Swedish money, and when she looked at the back of the 20 note, she said:
"But that's Nils. I know that book"
I was surprised, but this is in line with Fredrik Hären's provocative lecture. See:
http://kristeribeijing.blogspot.com/2009/12/favorit-i-repris.html
Regards
31 March 2011 - 13:56