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VJ Books Presents Author Mons Kallentoft!
After being awarded the Swedish equivalent to the Whitbread Award for his debut novel Pesetas, Mons Kallentoft chose to give his own unique take on the classic Scandinavian crime novel. His success was immediate. The first book in the series about superintendent Malin Fors received unanimous praise from the national critics; it also conquered the bestseller charts and has today sold more than 300,000 copies in Sweden alone.
Was Mons Kallentoft born to be a storyteller? Yes, perhaps. Because, considering his upbringing, literature was not the obvious path in life. Mons grew up in a working-class home in the provincial town of Link_ping, Sweden. Books were a rare phenomenon in his house; instead the young author spent his time playing football and ice hockey.
He discovered literature when he was about fourteen, and bedridden following a severe sports injury. Kafka, Hemingway and George Orwell introduced the young man to a whole new world.
The path to his own authorship led him through the advertising business, journalism and the shady side of Madrid. His debut, Pesetas, which was awarded the Swedish equivalent to the Whitbread Award, takes place among cocaine dealers and bankrobbers in the Spanish capital.
Following another couple of critically acclaimed novels (Marbella Club and Attractive, Healthy & Spontaneous), as well as an well-regarded travelogue/food essay (Food Noir), Mons Kallentoft chose to give his own unique take on the classic Scandinavian crime novel. His success was immediate.
The first book in the series about Superintendent Malin Fors received unanimous praise from the national critics; it also conquered the bestseller charts and has today sold more than 220 000 copies in Sweden alone.
Through the series about Malin Fors, Mons Kallentoft re-establishes his connection to his childhood home _ a place that the truly cosmopolitan Kallentoft has spent all his life running from. The result is an innovative series of crime novels that are both poignant and packed full of suspense.
He lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Mons Kallentoft Bibliography
Novels
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Zack
- Wind Souls
- Food Junkie
- Water Angels
- The Fifth Season
- Savage Spring
- Autumn Killing
- Summertime Death / Summer Death
- Midwinter Sacrifice / Midwinter Blood
- Attractive, Healthy And Spontaneous
- Food Noir
- Marbella Club
- Pesetas
Mons Kallentoft Awards
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Katapultpriset, the Swedish Writers Association’s Award for Best Debut Novel 2000 (Pesetas).
- Gourmand World Cookbook Award, 2005
- Hagdahlspriset 2008
- Premio Espana 2009
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