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''Everything I Don't Remember'' () is a 2015 novel by Swedish writer
Jonas Hassen Khemiri Jonas Hassen Khemiri (born 27 December 1978) is a Swedish writer. He is the author of six novels, seven plays, and a collection of essays, short stories and plays. His work has been translated into more than 25 languages. He has received the Aug ...
. Main characters are Samuel, Laide, Vandad, and "The Panther". The book is a reconstruction of the last years of Samuel's life, before his death in a car crash. In the book, the author transcribed his interviews with Laide, Vandad "The Panther" and other people who he came across, for example his grandmother's neighbour and also a nurse who assisted his grandmother. At the end of the book, the reader understands that the author chose to write this book as a way to cope with a loss of his own. It won the
August Prize The August Prize () is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. The Swedish Publishers' Association also ...
in 2015 In 2019, the novel was filmed as a miniseries directed by
Beata Gårdeler Beata or Beate is a female given name or Portuguese surname that occurs in several cultures and languages, including Italian, German, Polish, and Swedish, and which is derived from the Latin ''beatus'', meaning " blessed".''Behind the Name'' ...
with the same name.


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{{August Prize Best Fiction 2015 Swedish novels Swedish-language novels Novels set in Stockholm August Prize–winning works Novels by Jonas Hassen Khemiri Albert Bonniers Förlag books