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 Swedish Writers’ Union's library council.[3][4][5]

In 2018, she released her first book, Händelsehorisonten (Event Horizon).[6][7][8][9] For the book, she received the Smlits migrantpris in 2021.[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
  1. Samhälle, Bibliotek I. (Apr 26, 2018). "Tre frågor till Balsam Karam".
  2. "Debattartikel: "Besparingarna är olagliga och rimmar illa med mycket"". SVT Nyheter. Jun 24, 2019.
  3. "Texttävling vill locka unga samtidsskildrare". www.aftonbladet.se.
  4. "Kulturdebatt. Författaren Balsam Karam: Inga högerextremister ska tillåtas hetsa på våra bibliotek". DN.SE. Nov 30, 2018.
  5. "Balsam Karam: "Det är inte den arbetarklass som rasifieras som röstar på SD"". DN.SE. Apr 21, 2018.
  6. Radio, Sveriges. "Stark debutroman av Balsam Karam - Kulturnytt i P1". sverigesradio.se.
  7. "Bortom Händelsehorisonten". Kontext.
  8. "Balsam Karam skriver om punkten utan återvändo". op.se. Jan 10, 2018.
  9. "Recension av Händelsehorisonten: "En mörk och realistisk bild av nuets grymheter"". SVT Nyheter. Mar 26, 2018.
  10. ""Ett helt eget språk" — Balsam Karam prisas". www.aftonbladet.se.
  11. Radio, Sveriges. "Recension: Singulariteten av Balsam Karam - Kulturnytt i P1". sverigesradio.se.
  12. Ravini, Sinziana (Mar 22, 2021). "Recension: I det nya landet vill ingen anställa ett tortyroffer". gp.se.
  13. "European Union Prize for Literature announces 2021 shortlist | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu.
  14. Wallin, Nicole Jonsson (Apr 17, 2021). "Månadens kreatör: Balsam Karam".


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