Karin Margareta Tidbeck (born 6 April 1977) is a Swedish author of

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and

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. Tidbeck debuted with the short story collection ''Vem är Arvid Pekon?'' in 2010, followed by the novel ''Amatka'' in 2012. Their first work in English, the short story collection ''Jagannath'', was published in 2012 by

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to favorable reviews, with

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describing Tidbeck as "one of the most distinctive new voices in short fiction since

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". The collection made the shortlist for the 2012

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and was nominated for the

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. The short story "Augusta Prima", originally written in Swedish, was translated into English by Tidbeck who won a Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Award (2013) in the Short Form category. The English translation of ''Amatka'' was published in 2017. Tidbeck uses the personal pronouns

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Works

* ''Vem är Arvid Pekon?'' ("Who is Arvid Pekon?"), Man Av Skugga, 2010, . In Swedish. * '' Amatka'', Mix, 2012, . In Swedish. Published in English in 2017. * ''Jagannath'', Cheeky Frawg, 2012, . In English. * '' Mage: The Ascension – Refuge'', White Wolf Entertainment, 2017. In English.

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video game. *''The Memory Theater,'' 2021. In English.

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* * Living people Swedish fantasy writers 21st-century Swedish women writers 1977 births Women science fiction and fantasy writers Weird fiction writers 21st-century Swedish writers {{Sweden-writer-stub