Photo: Gary Doak (2019) /Eyevine / TT
Sample of authors
Holmén, Martin
Swedish author and teacher, was born in Eskilstuna and grew up in Krogstorp outside Sölvesborg, where he attended school. In 1993, he moved to Stockholm, and has since lived there with the exception of a couple of years as a student in Umeå. After working for a while, including in the restaurant branch, he studied at university in Stockholm and Umeå. He gained a master’s degree and subsequently wo...
Literary figures
Gunnar Barbarotti
Gender: Male
His father was Italian, his mother Swedish – and one of the few things they were successful with was their son’s name. Gunnar Barbarotti is a police detective in the fictive Swedish town of Kymlinge. He is a reflecting gentleman with an everyday appearance who is unlucky in his relationships: his first wife leaves him, his second wife dies in the books by Håkan Nesser. When alone, Barbarotti has l...