Einar Askestad (born 22 March 1964) is a Swedish author.

Biography

Askestad was raised in Portugal, Spain, Austria and Sweden. He made his debut in 1997 with the collection of short stories ''Det liknar ingenting''. He has published prose and poetry as well as essays and articles in several magazines, published in Sweden, Finland and Norway. He has been awarded by the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy (), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body t ...

in 2001, 2014 and 2018.

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1964 births Swedish male writers Swedish male novelists Living people People from Kalix Municipality Writers from Norrbotten County {{Sweden-writer-stub