ELISABETH ÅSBRINK, BORN 1965, is one of Sweden’s most prominent non-fiction writers. She has written several praised books on historic and current topics, and has reached a widespread audience, especially with 1947. When Now Begins and And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain.
ÅSBRINK WAS NOMINATED for the August Prize for her first three books and won it for best non-fiction book 2011 for And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain. In addition to the August Prize, the book has been awarded the Danish-Swedish Cultural Foundation Culture Award in 2013, and the Rychard Kapuscinski Award for best literary reportage in 2013.
AS A WRITER, Åsbrink is extremely loyal to the ideals that guide her: seeking the truth, respecting the people she writes about as well as their stories, and smoking out oppression and hypocrisy.
AWARDS
2010 Jarl Alfredius Minnesstipendium
2013 The August Prize for Best Non-Fiction
2013 Dansk-svensk Kulturfonds Kulturpris
2013 The Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Best Literary Reportage
2016 Letterstedtska Författarpriset
2017 Freedom Pen Prize (Torgny Segerstedt Foundation)
2022 Lotten von Kræmers Pris (Samfundet De Nio)
2024 The Björn Nilsson Prize for Good Cultural Journalism
2025 The Matilde Serao Award
Books
Non-Fiction
