BIOGRAPHY

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, born in 1978, has a Tunisian father and a
Swedish mother. He grew up in Stockholm, has studied international economics and literature in Paris and been an intern at the UN in New York. He made a celebrated debut in 2003 with Ett öga rött/One Eye Red. His second novel, Montecore, was published to unanimous raving reviews in 2006. Khemiri has also had a praised start as a playwright. His first play Invasion! was written for The Stockholm City Theatre and played two seasons of sold out performances. Khemiri's new play Fem gånger Gud/God Times Five opened with Riksteatern and Stockholm City Theatre in October 2008. 

Literary awards:

Borås Prize for best Swedish Literary Debut (2004)

Per Olov Enquist Prize for young authors facing the future (2006)
VI magazine Literary Prize (2006)
Colombine scholarship (2006)
Tidningen CITY’s literary award (2006)
Swedish Radio’s Novel Prize (2006)
The Bellman Award (2007)
Swedish Radio’s Prize for best Swedish Short Story (2008)
Shortlisted for the August Prize (2006)

International residencies:
Ledig House, Hudson, New York (2004)
International Residency for Emerging Playwrights at Royal Court, London (2006)
DAAD, Berlin (2009)

Interviews in English:

"The Trickey of the Truth Teller" (Ex-Berliner 2010)  

"Khemiri brings contemporary Sweden to new audiences" (2008)