Joakim Zander (born 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish author and lawyer. His debut novel ''Simmaren'' (English title ''The Swimmer'') was published by

Wahlström & Widstrand Wahlström & Widstrand is a Swedish book publishing company. Wahlström & Widstrand was established in 1885 by two book sellers in Stockholm, Per Karl Wahlström and Wilhelm Widstrand. The company started publishing fiction in the 1890s and late ...

in September 2013.

Biography

Joakim Zander was raised in Söderköping, Sweden. He studied law at

Uppsala University Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. Initially fou ...

and later earned a PhD in Law from

Maastricht University Maastricht University (abbreviated as UM; ) is a public university, public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the thirteen List of universities in the Netherlands, Dutch universities. In ...

. His dissertation ''The Application of the Precautionary Principle in Practice'' was published by Cambridge University Press, and was awarded the Rabobank Prize in 2012. Joakim Zander has worked for the European Parliament and the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

in Brussels, Belgium. He currently lives in

Lund Lund (, ;"Lund"
(US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Swed ...

, Sweden with his wife and two children.

Klara Walldéen series

Zander's 2013 novel ''Simmaren'' (''The Swimmer'' in English) is the first in his thriller series featuring the heroine Klara Waldéen. The book was followed by ''Orten'' (2015) and ''Vännen'' (2017).

Works

Nonfiction

*''The Application of the Precautionary Principle in Practice'', Cambridge University Press, 2010

Fiction

*''Simmaren'', 2013 (English translation: ''The Swimmer'') *''Orten'', 2015 (English translation: ''The Brother'') *''Vännen'', 2017 (English translation: ''The Friend'')

References

External links

Joakim Zander
, Ahlander Agency {{DEFAULTSORT:Zander, Joakim Living people 1975 births Writers from Stockholm 21st-century Swedish lawyers Uppsala University alumni Maastricht University alumni Swedish thriller writers People from Lund