Ia Genberg

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Genberg debuted as a writer in 2012 with the novel Söta fredag ("Sweet Friday").

Her fourth novel, Detaljerna ("The Details"), won the August Prize in 2022, the year of its publication.^[2] The English translation, by Kira Josefsson, was shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.^[3] In 2025, The Details was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.^[4]

In 2026, Small Comfort, Kira Josefsson's English translation of Genberg's 2019 work Klen tröst, was longlisted for the International Booker Prize.^[5][6]

• Söta fredag, Weyler förlag [sv], Stockholm: 2012. ISBN 978-9185849789
• Sent farväl, Weyler förlag, Stockholm: 2013. ISBN 978-9185849970
• Klen tröst och fyra andra berättelser om pengar, Weyler förlag, Stockholm: 2019. ISBN 978-9176811078
• Detaljerna, Weyler förlag, Stockholm: 2022. ISBN 9789127175549

(The Details, trans. Kira Josefsson, Wildfire Books, London: 2023. ISBN 978-1035400577)