En Komikers Uppväxt
''En komikers uppväxt'' is a 1992 novel by Swedish writer Jonas Gardell. Loosely based on his own upbringing, the novel portrays a boy, Juha, struggling with acceptance and belonging in suburban Stockholm. Juha is torn between loyalty to his old friends, the outcast kids Jenny and Thomas, and wanting to be one of the cool kids and get the popular girls. The novel was the basis of a 1992 Swedish TV miniseries in three parts, also called ''En komikers uppväxt (TV series), En komikers uppväxt''. On 13 April 2000, the book was given as a gift from the National Agency for Education (Sweden), National Agency for Education, Svenska förläggareföreningen and Månpocket to all eighth-grade pupils in Sweden before the World Book Day, which occurred on 23 April, but the giving was done earlier because of Easter. Recently, Gardell adapted his novel into a screenplay for a feature film (English title: ''My Life as a Comedian''), which had its world premiere on 6 September 2019 at the 201 ...
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