Maxim Grigoriev is a
Swedish
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writer and translator of Russian origin. He was born in 1980 in
Moscow
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and only moved to
Sweden
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in his teens.
His first book, a short story collection titled ''Städer'' (''Cities'') won the
Borås Tidning Prize for debut authors. In 2016, his first novel ''Nu'' (''Now'') appeared. In 2021, he won the
EU Prize for Literature
The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...
for his novel ''Europa''.
He is a regular contributor to ''
Svenska Dagbladet
''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.
History and profile
The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the ...
'' and the Swedish magazine ''
Axess''. Grigoriev is also a literary translator, and has translated the works of
Olga Slavnikova and
Venedikt Yerofeyev
Venedikt Vasilyevich Yerofeyev, also Benedict Erofeev or Erofeyev (russian: Венеди́кт Васи́льевич Ерофе́ев; 24 October 1938 in Niva-3 settlement, suburb of Kandalaksha – 11 May 1990 in Moscow) was a Russian writer a ...
from Russian into Swedish.
He has lived in Berlin and Porto and now lives in Paris with his wife and two children.
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References
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Swedish writers
Living people
1980 births