Peter Fröberg Idling

Peter Fröberg Idling (born 1972, in Stockholm) is a Swedish writer and a literary critic. He graduated from law school and spent two years in Cambodia working as a legal advisor to a human rights organisation.^[1] His first book of literary nonfiction, Pol Pots leende (Pol Pot's Smile),^[2] was translated into seven languages and shortlisted for several literary awards. In 2015 it was adapted for the stage and premiered in Berlin.^[3]

Peter Fröberg Idling

In 2012, Idling published his debut novel, Song for an Approaching Storm, to critical acclaim.^[4][5][6] The book was nominated for the August Prize,^[7] the Dublin Literary Award^[8] and is being translated into seven languages.

His third book, the novel Julia & Paul, was published in 2017. It was followed a year later by 17 April 1975. A Cambodian Journey,^[9] written together with the Italian photographer Giovanna Silva.

His fourth book, the horror novel "Nidamörkur" was published in 2020.

Bibliography

• Pol Pots leende (Non fiction, 2006)^[10]
  • De glimlach van Pol Pot (Netherlands, 2009)^[11]
  • Pol Pots smil (Denmark, 2009)^[12]
  • Pol Pots smil (Norway, 2010)^[13]
  • Il sorriso di Pol Pot (Italy, 2010)^[14]
  • Uśmiech Pol Pota (Poland, 2010)^[15]
  • Pol Pots Lächeln (Germany, 2013)^[16]
  • Улыбка Пол Пота (Russia, 2014)^[17]
  • Pol Potov úsmev (Slovakia, 2017)^[18]
• Sång till den storm som ska komma (Novel, 2012)^[19]
  • De fatale driehoek (Netherlands, 2013)^[20]
  • Laulu nousevalle myrskylle (Finland, 2013)^[21]
  • Sang til den storm som skal komme (Norway, 2014)^[22]
  • Song for an approaching storm (United Kingdom, 2014)
  • Canto della tempesta che verrà (Italy, 2014)^[23]
  • Sang til den storm, der skal komme (Denmark, 2014)^[24]
  • Gesang für einen aufziehenden Sturm (Germany, 2015)
• Julia & Paul (Novel, 2017)
• 17 April 1975. A Cambodian Journey (Photo essay, with Giovanna Silva, 2018)
• Nidamörkur (Novel, 2020)

Awards and honours

2007 Dagens Nyheters kulturpris, shortlist, Pol Pot's Smile^[25]

2010 Ryszard Kapuściński Award for literary reportage, shortlist, Pol Pot's Smile^[26]

2011 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, shortlist, Pol Pot's Smile^[27]

2012 Johan Hansson Award, "Song for an approaching storm" ^[28]

2012 August Prize, shortlist, Song for an approaching storm^[29]

2015 International Dublin Literary Award, longlist, "Song for an approaching storm" ^[30]