Par Lagerkvist
Swedish author and Nobel laureate best known for Barabbas, a meditation on faith and doubt narrated by the man released in Christ's place. His spare, existentialist fiction is among the most translated in Swedish literature.
Works
- BarabbasExistential novel about the thief crucified alongside Jesus, exploring redemption and fate
- The DwarfPsychological novel of a malevolent Renaissance dwarf who manipulates power and morality
- The SibylPhilosophical novella featuring an ancient priestess confronting faith, time, and human suffering
- Ahab's Daughter
- Evening LandPoetic novel about an aging man's reflection on life, love, and approaching death