Andrev Walden
Swedish writer (born 1976)
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Andrev Walden (born 14 May 1976) is a Swedish author and journalist who won the 2023 August Prize with his debut novel Jävla karlar.
Andrev Walden | |
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Walden in 2023 | |
| Born | Igor Andrev Walden 14 May 1976 Mariefred, Sweden |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | August Prize (2023) |
Biography
Igor Andrev Walden was born on 14 May 1976 in Mariefred, and grew up in Norrköping.[1] He began a journalism program at Bona Folk High School but did not graduate. He worked at Aftonbladet for over ten years.[2]
In 2023, Walden's semi-autobiographical debut novel Jävla karlar was published in Sweden by Bokförlaget Polaris.[3] The book went on to win the 2023 August Prize in the Fiction category.[4] It was also the bestselling Swedish book of the year.[5]
Translation rights in the work were subsequently sold to multiple territories in Europe,[6] while English-language rights were acquired in by Penguin Books imprint Fig Tree.[7] The book was published in the UK in July 2025 as Bloody Awful in Different Ways.[8]
Works
- Jävla karlar ("Bloody Men"), 2023. English translation by Ian Giles under the title Bloody Awful in Different Ways, 31 July 2025.
Awards
- 2023 – August Prize for Jävla karlar[9]
- 2023 – Adlibrispriset[10]
- 2023 – Stockholmspriset[11]
