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English meaning: Novel
Swedish Definition
(Svenska)En längre berättande prosatekst som skildrar fiktiva händelser och karaktärer.
English Definition
A long fictional narrative in prose. Swedish novels span genres from Selma Lagerlöf's magical realism to Astrid Lindgren's children's fiction (among the world's best-selling) to the global crime phenomenon of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — 80 million copies sold). Swedish authors have won multiple Nobel Prizes. Swedish literary fiction is widely translated.
Example
“Stieg Larssons Millennium-trilogi sålde över 80 miljoner exemplar världen över.”
In English: “Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy sold over 80 million copies worldwide.”
Synonyms
- berättelse
- skönlitteratur
Literary Heritage
“Sagor och legender är folkens sanning om sig själva.”
“Stories and legends are the people's truth about themselves.”
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Language information
- Language
- Svenska
- Swedish
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
- 10M