Lisa Ridzén
Lisa Ridzén (born 1988) is a Swedish doctoral student in sociology researching masculinity norms in rural communities of Sweden's far north, where she was raised and currently lives in a small village outside Östersund.
Her debut novel was inspired by discovering notes left by her grandfather's care team as he approached the end of his life.
She began writing the novel while attending Långholmen Writer's Academy.
The book became a bestseller in Sweden, won Swedish Book of the Year, was sold to seventeen countries, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025.
