Ia Genberg

Swedish author Ia Genberg, born 1967, began her writing career as a journalist.

She published her debut novel, Sweet Friday, in 2012, followed by another novel, Belated Farewell (2013) and the short story collection Small Comfort, and four other tales about money (2018). The Details, her third novel, was an instant Swedish bestseller, and has since sold in 30 territories all over the world. The Details won both The August Prize for Best Fiction and The Aftonbladet Literary Prize in 2022. The English translation was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024.

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Front cover of A Dictator Calls with images of the author and translator.

A Q&A with Ia Genberg and Kira Josefsson, author and translator of The Details

We spoke to the author and translator about the COVID fever that inspired the novel, the political importance of translators, and how a chance meeting in a New York bookstore opened up a whole new world of translation

Reading guide: The Details by Ia Genberg, translated by Kira Josefsson

In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human

An extract from The Details by Ia Genberg, translated by Kira Josefsson

In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human

The Details

By: Ia Genberg
Translated by: Kira Josefsson
Published by: Wildfire Books

In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human. Translated from Swedish by Kira Josefsson.

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The Details

In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human. Translated from Swedish by Kira Josefsson.