Andrev Walden
Andrev Walden (born 14 May 1976) is a Swedish author and journalist who won the 2023 August Prize with his debut novel Jävla karlar.
Andrev Walden
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- Name
- Andrev Walden
- Birth Name
- Igor Andrev Walden
- Born
- 14 May 1976
- Birthplace
- Mariefred, Sweden
- Occupation
- Writer
- Awards
- August Prize (2023)
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Fields
- journalism · literature · illustration
- Honours
- August Prize
- Languages
- Swedish
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Andrev Walden (born 14 May 1976) is a Swedish author and journalist who won the 2023 August Prize with his debut novel Jävla karlar.
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Andrev Walden (born 1976) is a Swedish illustrator, journalist and writer. The illustrator was born in Mariefred church parish.
Andrev Walden worked in Stockholm. The illustrator is active in illustration, journalism and literature.
Languages used include Swedish. Andrev Walden received August Prize.
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• Name — Andrev Walden • Birth Name — Igor Andrev Walden • Born — 14 May 1976 • Birthplace — Mariefred, Sweden • Occupation — Writer • Awards — August Prize (2023)
Biography
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Igor Andrev Walden was born on 14 May 1976 in Mariefred, and grew up in Norrköping. He began a journalism program at Bona Folk High School but did not graduate. He worked at Aftonbladet for over ten years. In 2023, Walden's semi-autobiographical debut novel Jävla karlar was published in Sweden by Bokförlaget Polaris. The book went on to win the 2023 August Prize in the Fiction category. It was also the bestselling Swedish book of the year. Translation rights in the work were subsequently sold to multiple territories in Europe, while English-language rights were acquired in by Penguin Books imprint Fig Tree. The book was published in the UK in July 2025 as Bloody Awful in Different Ways.
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• Jävla karlar ("Bloody Men"), 2023. English translation by Ian Giles under the title Bloody Awful in Different Ways, 31 July 2025.
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• 2023 – August Prize for Jävla karlar • 2023 – Adlibrispriset • 2023 – Stockholmspriset
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- 1.Ekstedt, Annika. "Jag kanske bara tror att jag vunnit Augustpriset". Norrköpings Tidningar. 2023-12-09.
- 2.Laul, Robert. Andrev Walden kan bli Årets röst. Aftonbladet. 2017-11-08.
- 3.Jävla karlar. Bokförlaget Polaris.
- 4.The August Prize 2023. Swedish Arts Council. 2023-12-05.
- 5.Topplista hela året 2023: Skönlitterära böcker. Boktugg. 19 January 2024.
- 6.Clarke, Stewart. B-Reel Films, Swedish Producer Of 'The Helicopter Heist' & 'The Pirate Bay', Snags Rights To Andrev Walden's Bestseller 'Jävla Karlar' – AKA 'Bloody Men'. Deadline. November 12, 2024.
- 7.Fig Tree pre-empts Andrev Walden's Swedish bestseller. The Bookseller.
- 8.Bloody Awful in Different Ways. Penguin.
- 9.A (Brief) Guide to Swedish Literary Prizes 2023. Swedish Book Review. 19 December 2023.
- 10.Adlibrispriset 2023 - Vinnarna. Adlibris.
- 11.De vann Stockholmspriset 2023. Nöjesguiden.
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