Anna Malin Ulrika Persson Giolito (born 25 September 1969 in

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) is a Swedish author and lawyer. She is the daughter of novelist and

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, Leif G. W. Persson. Persson Giolito wrote the award-winning book '' Störst av allt'' (''Quicksand'') which has won the awards for Best Swedish Crime Novel in 2016, Glass Key Award in 2017 and the Prix du Polar Européen in 2018.

Early life

Malin Persson Giolito was born 25 September, 1969 in

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and

, Leif G. W. Persson and Birgitta Liedstrand. She grew up in Djursholm,

Career

Persson Giolito graduated from

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 ...

in 1994 and initially worked at the

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. She earned a master's degree in

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from the

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, Belgium. She has also studied at

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in Sweden and at the Université catholique de l'Ouest in France. From 1997 to 2007, Persson Giolito was employed by the law firm Mannheimer Swartling but left when she was expecting her third child. In 2008, she worked as a lawyer in

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at the

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in Brussels and begin writing novels with her first, ''Dubbla slag'', being published by Piratförlaget. Since 2015, Persson Giolito is a full-time author and lives in Brussels with her family, she also writes for the magazine, '' Amelia'', where she discusses literature. On July 5, 2017, Persson Giolito hosted the '' Sommar'' program on

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P1.

Writing

Persson Giolito writing debut began in 2008 with the novel ''Dubbla slag''. The debut was followed in 2010 with the thriller novel ''Bara ett barn'' and in 2012 with ''Bortom varje rimligt tvivel''. In 2016, the multi-award-winning thriller '' Störst av allt'' was published. In September 2017, it was announced that

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had ordered an adaption of ''Störst av allt'' (''Quicksand'') to be developed into an eponymous

crime drama Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

series, ''

Quicksand Quicksand (also known as sinking sand) is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. It forms in saturated loose sand when the sand is suddenly agitated. When water in the sand cannot escape, it crea ...

'' (''Störst av allt''), and would partner with FLX to produce the series. The series premiered on April 5, 2019. Her latest book "I dina händer" was released in 2022. In April 2024,

released a mini-series, titled '' Deliver Me'', based on the novel.

Bibliography

Filmography

Adaptations

* ''

'' (''Störst av allt'') —

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& FLX (2019) * '' Deliver Me'' —

(2024)

Awards

References

External links

Official website

Ahlander Agency Bio
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