Klas Östergren is a Swedish author and playwright, best known for his novel Gentlemen (1980) and its sequels. He works across literary fiction, screenwriting and libretto writing, bringing the same sharp eye for social milieu to each form.
operain progress
Folkoperan's jubilee production about the woman who inspired Bellman's songs. An aging Bellman seeks out Ulla and awakens memories of 18th-century Stockholm in this grand opera with music by Andrea Tarrodi.
lecture18:00An author discussion featuring Klas Östergren, Birgitta Lillpers, Soraya Bay and Isak Holmgren at Musikens Hus in Göteborg.
lecture19:00Klas Östergren and Isak Holmgren present their writing at Stadshotellet in Åmål. An evening with two Swedish authors.
lecture16:00Authors Klas Östergren and Isak Holmgren visit Kinna bibliotek for a conversation about their writing and books.