Jonas Hassen Khemiri, writer and dramaturge, born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and Tunisian father, studied economics in Paris and literature at Stockholm University. His novels have made him one of Sweden’s best-known authors and have been translated into over 20 languages. In addition to the Borås Tidnings Debut Prize, he was awarded the Per Olov Enquist Prize in 2006 and the August Prize, Sweden’s most important literary award, in 2015 for his novel Everything I Don’t Remember. His debut play Invasion! was an international success and also established him as one of the most important contemporary Scandinavian playwrights.