Einar Askestad

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Einar Askestad
Born (1964-03-22) 22 March 1964 (age 57)
Kalix, Sweden
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Einar Askestad (born 22 March 1964) is a Swedish author.

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Biography

Askestad was raised in Portugal, Spain, Austria and Sweden. He made his debut in 1997 with the collection of short stories Det liknar ingenting. He has published prose and poetry as well as essays and articles in several magazines, published in Sweden, Finland and Norway. [1] He has been awarded by the Swedish Academy in 2001, 2014 and 2018. [2] [3] [4]

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