Sven Lindqvist
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Sven Lindqvist (born April 28, 1932) is a Swedish author and professor.
Sven Lindqvist was born in Stockholm. Since 1955, he has published 30 books in various genres, mostly non-fiction: essays, documentary prose, travel writing and reportages. He is known for his works on Africa, China and Latin America. His later works focus on the subjects of European imperialism, colonialism, racism and war, often combining his travel experiences with scholarly analysis. He also writes in the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter.
His books have been translated into English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and several other languages.
Sven Lindqvist holds a PhD in History of literature from Stockholm University and a honorary doctorate from Uppsala University. Since 1986, he is married to the economist Agneta Stark.
[edit] Works in English
- "Exterminate All the Brutes" (Utrota varenda jävel, 1992)
- A History of Bombing (Nu dog du: bombernas århundrade, 1999)
- Bench Press (Bänkpress, 1988)
- Desert Divers (Ökendykarna 1990)
- The Skull Measurer's Mistake: And Other Portraits of Men and Women Who Spoke Out Against Racism (Antirasister: människor och argument i kampen mot rasismen 1750-1900, 1996)
- Land and Power in South America (Jord och makt i Sydamerika, 1973-1974, 2 vol.)
- The shadow: Latin America faces the seventies (Slagskuggan : Latinamerika inför 70-talet, 1969)
- China in Crisis (Kina inifrån, with Cecilia Lindqvist, 1963)
[edit] External links
- Sven Lindqvist - Official site
- Sven Lindqvist - Granta interview
- "The Power of Truth" - Key Note Speech for the Lettre Ulysses Award 2005
