Al Franken´s ”Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them”
Symposion, 2003
I have written the introduction to the Swedish translation of Al Franken´s “Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them”.
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Cowboy. På drift i ett annat Amerika
Carlssons, 2002
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“Cowboy” (“Cowboy. On The Road in a Different America”) is a collection of non-fictional stories from the lesser known parts of the United States, from Montana to Mississippi, from West Virginia to the Nevada desert. It is a book in which I try to make sense of my American journeys and encounters through the years, and to understand what makes this country and its culture so alluring. So far, “Cowboy” is only available in Swedish.
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13 resor värre. Svenska författare på villovägar
Carlssons, 1997
I have written one of the stories in this anthology, “13 resor värre” (“13 Journeys out of Control”), with Swedish authors depicting journeys that did not turn out according to plan.
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Ett varmt regn skall falla
Carlssons, 1992
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“Ett varmt regn skall falla” (“A Warm Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”) combines non-fictional and fictional stories from the American southwest, where mining and forced relocation are forever changing the lives of the Navajo and the Hopi.
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Kluven tunga
Forum, 1977
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“Kluven tunga” (“Forked tongue”) is based on long stays on Indian reservations in the mid-1970´s, and its focus is on the conflict between the American Indian Movement and the various agencies of the U.S. government.
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The Flight from Brotherhood to Nation State Welfare
Dagens Samhälle 4/6, 2015
On how the dependences associated with clan societies are establishing themselves in the fabric of the welfare society, in the Swedish weekly current affairs magazine Dagens Samhälle.
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Well-Founded Fear of Islamism is No Phobia
Göteborgs-Posten 31/1, 2015
Article in Göteborgs-Posten questioning the term Islamophobia, which is imprecise and full of propagandistic opportunities.
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The Houseboat Community – A Hippie Dream Adrift
Göteborgs-Posten 22/2, 2014
Hippie dreams then and now – the houseboat community in Sausalito, California. Published in the Swedish daily Göteborgs-Posten.
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Cultural Treasure in Exile
Sydsvenskan 11/3, 2012
Feature story in the Malmö daily Sydsvenskan about Sweden as the center of Somali literature and the publisher behind two thirds of the world’s books in Somali.
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Art Cars: Wheels of Fun
Vi nr 1 (januari), 2012
Story in the leading monthly magazine Vi about the cars that become art objects at the world’s first Art Car Museum in Arizona.
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Growing Distrust, No Solutions
Göteborgs-Posten 17/11, 2011
Social division, a lost underclass, moral misery… Story from London in the Gothenburg daily Göteborgs-Posten with interviews about the dissatisfaction that is roaring through Europe.
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Oppression As Usual
Göteborgs-Posten 16/8, 2011
Column in Göteborgs-Posten about our inability to identify the Saudi and Iranian regimes as extreme right-wingers.
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The Street Where Life Is A Soundtrack
Dagens Arbete nr 2, 2011
Feature story in the leading trade union magazine Dagens Arbete about Denmark Street in London, where the guitar still is king.
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Blind Justice
Tidningen Vi nr 12 (december), 2010
Feature story in the monthly magazine Vi about women in Britain who fight the influence of Islamism and Sharia laws. ………
Open Range
Sydsvenskan 1/3 , 2009
Feature story about cowboy poets in the American West, published in Sydsvenskan, the major newspaper in Malmö.
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The Wolf Catcher
Sydsvenskan 26/10, 2008
Interview with Michael Wolff, who has written a new book about media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
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Trusting The Nukes
Forum AID nr 2, 2007
Feature story about the construction of the controversial Finnish nuclear plant Olkiluoto 3, published in the design and architectural magazine Forum AID.
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The Loneliest Road
Res nr 6, 2006
Feature story about Highway 50 in Nevada, the loneliest highway in the U.S.A., published in the travel magazine Res.
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The Architectural Plot
Forum AID nr 1, 2006
Feature story about the architects at Plot in Copenhagen, Denmark. ………
If You Fall, You’ll Be Washed Away
Göteborgs-Posten 8/9, 2005
Column about life in Louisiana after hurricane Katrina; in Göteborgs-Posten, the second-largest morning daily in Sweden, to which I am a regular contributor. ………
In This Ghost Town, Time Stands Still
Dagens Arbete nr 2, 2005
Feature story from Bodie, a ghost town in California, published in Dagens Arbete, the leading union magazine in Sweden.
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National Emergency
Göteborgs-Posten 30/5, 2004
Interviews with authors Jonathan Safran Foer and Jonathan Franzen about the then upcoming presidential election in the U.S. ………
Psychedelic Rebel
Månads-Journalen april, 2002
A meeting with author Ken Kesey at his home in Oregon, shortly before his death. ………
Dry Sounds from the Border Country
Göteborgs-Posten 22/5, 2001
Article about the music group Calexico, based in Tucson, Arizona. ………
We All Live Here Together
Göteborgs-Posten 8/2, 2001
Interview with British writer Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about the changing face of multiculturalism. ………
Novel Star
Göteborgs-Posten 17/1, 2001
Interview with author Zadie Smith at her home in London. ………
Clearing The Mountain
Göteborgs-Posten 13/6, 2000
At Big Mountain on the Navajo reservation, the remaining Native Americans are threatened with forced relocation. ………
Strike on Sugar Island
Dagens Arbete nr 1, 2000
Feature story about King Sugar on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. ………
Pale Riders
Scanorama May, 1999
Feature story about cowboys branding calves and living rough in Montana.
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