I’m in sunny (right now) Sweden, home of the Swedish Academy (whose Nobel Museum is pictured above), of Pippi Longstocking, of August Strindberg, of the Millennium trilogy, of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, and a whole lot else of great literary and cultural merit.
I’ll add more detail in subsequent reports, both from Stockholm and elsewhere in the country. Meantime, here’s a few visual teasers.