Foreign thinker
Lena Andersson
Lena AnderssonNarrative writing, fiction, and social criticismSwedish
A person in love magnifies the smallest sign of hope and ignores the greatest reasons for despair.
Life and Thought
Lena Andersson is a prominent Swedish novelist, journalist, and cultural critic. She gained international renown for her analytical and philosophical novels about the nature of love, human relationships, and emotional illusions. Her famous work, *Willful Disregard*, won Sweden's most prestigious literary award (the August Prize).
