Linnea Axelsson

Linnea Axelsson (born 10 December 1980) is a Sami-Swedish art scholar, novelist and poet.

Axelsson was born in Porjus (Bårjås in Lule Sami) in Jokkmokk Municipality. She made her literary debut in 2010 with the novel ''Tvillingsmycket''. Her epic poem ''Ædnan'' from 2018 earned her the Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, as well as the August Prize for best fiction in 2018. Its 2024 English translation by Saskia Vogel was longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. Provided by Wikipedia