Bloody Awful in Different Ways

About the author

Andrev Walden is an acclaimed Swedish journalist and columnist who has worked for Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet. In 2017, he became the first columnist to be nominated for the Swedish Grand Prize for journalism, praised for his ability to ‘find the everyday drama in the big questions’, and to make us ‘laugh and see the world, the family and ourselves in a new and slightly wiser light’. He lives in Stockholm. Bloody Awful in Different Ways is his first novel.

Product details

• Authors: Andrev Walden
• Assisted by: Ian Giles (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 26.02.2026
• EAN: 9781405971270
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-7127-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, Fiction in translation, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Sweden, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, FICTION / Biographical & Autofiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems