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A global selection of artists are all seeking inspiration in images related to their own pastsGabriel Moses regularly flicked through his family photo albums as he grew up in south London. Shot by a local photographer, the images are simple snapshots that capture his Nigerian family at home in Catford.“You could see that there’s a lot of personality in the images,” he says. “You...

Lisa Enroth was chosen from 12,000 applicants to be Gothenburg film festival’s castaway on Pater Noster Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScandinavia’s biggest film festival is going ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, but will be hosted on an isolated island and admit only one attendee – a healthcare worker, who has been selected from 12,000 applicants.Lisa Enroth, a Swedish nurse...

The Swedish director, known for his brilliant dreamlike visions and gags, is celebrated in this documentary set around his latest film, About EndlessnessThe amazing artistry of 77-year-old Swedish director Roy Andersson is illuminated in this tribute, a documentary that follows the work on his latest film, About Endlessness, which was released last year to much acclaim. Andersson himself is renowned for his brilliant tragicomic...

With her husband Per Wahloo, who died in 1975, Sjöwall’s books paved the way for the likes of Henning Mankell and Stieg LarssonMaj Sjöwall, one half of a Swedish crime-writing couple credited with inventing the “Nordic noir” genre, has died aged 84, her publisher said on Wednesday.Sjöwall, a pioneer of gritty realism and an inspiration to modern crime writers, “passed away today after an...

Much garlanded novelist, playwright, poet and Oscar-winning screenwriter hailed as ‘a giant among European writers’Swedish author Per Olov Enquist, described as “a giant among European writers” by his publisher, has died at the age of 85.The author’s family told Swedish media that he died on Saturday night after a long illness. The much-celebrated novelist, playwright and poet, known by his initials PO, was winner...

The voice behind It Must Have Been Love had suffered from health problems after undergoing radiation treatment for a brain tumourIt Must Have Been Love: Roxette’s power ballad is a masterpiece of painMarie Fredriksson, who as the singer of Roxette was one of the most recognisable voices in 1980s and 90s pop, has died aged 61 following a long illness.Her family said in a...

Two members of the committee set up to oversee reforms to the scandal-rocked award announce they are leavingTwo members of the external committee set up to oversee reforms to the scandal-hit Nobel prize in literature quit on Monday, with one claiming the work to change the culture in the Swedish Academy was taking too long.The august and mysterious 18-strong panel of the Swedish Academy,...