Thomas engstrom
Thomas Engstrom, (Swedish "Engström"), b. 1975, is a Swedish novelist and journalist. His third novel, West of Liberty, is due to be published in October 2013 by Albert Bonniers Förlag. The book is the first in a series of political thrillers featuring former Stasi agent and CIA freelancer Ludwig Licht. The series explores the harsh realities of today's international political landscape. As with Engstrom's earlier, critically acclaimed novels, the Ludwig Licht books are filled with a menacing, dark satire, and display a piercing eye for the human condition.
Engstrom currently lives in the south of Sweden with fellow author Gabriella Håkansson.
Journalism
An award-winning columnist, Thomas Engstrom writes about international politics and culture in the news weekly Fokus and in the news daily Sydsvenskan. He has a law degree from Lund University.
Translations
Engstrom has translated som twenty titles from English, including the works of Barack Obama, Mark Bowden, Ian Kershaw, and Walter Isaacson.
Other
In the fall of 2009, Engstrom co-authored a pan-European Anthology on the state of European democracy, twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall – an assignment commissioned by the Danish Foreign Office.
Bibliography
- Väster om friheten (West of Liberty) (2013) Albert Bonniers Förlag
- Dirty Dancer (Dirty Dancer) (2006) Albert Bonniers Förlag
- Mörker som gör gott (Otto) (2003) Albert Bonniers Förlag