Gunnar Nirstedt (born 1965[1]) is a Swedish editor and publisher. After a string of jobs in the book business – doing freelance work for the publisher Gedins förlag, literature critic at Östgöta Correspondenten and working at Akademibokhandeln – he came to Albert Bonniers förlag in 1994.[1] He left Bonniers in 2018,[2] arguing that the publisher had abandoned quality literature to focus on more easily marketable books suitable for audiobook consumers.[1] Together with the Modernista Publishing Group he started the publishing house Nirstedt/litteratur,[3] with a focus on fiction and poetry.[4]
He wrote the children's book Platon Persson och blomman i mörkret, published by Modernista in 2006,[5] and has translated children's literature from English to Swedish.
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- ^ a b c Kvist, Lena. "Han ligger bakom stjärndebutanterna Archived 2019-03-01 at the Wayback Machine", Borås Tidning. Published 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Schmidt, Lars. "Martin Kaunitz lämnar Bonniers", Svensk Bokhandel. Published 21 March 2018, retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Dahlgren, Sölve. "Modernista Group startar nytt förlag med Gunnar Nirstedt", Boktugg. Published 25 May 2018 retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Olsson, Emma. "Gunnar Nirstedt startar förlag med Modernista", Svensk Bokhandel. Published 25 May 2018, retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Gunnarsson, Björn. "Platon Persson och blomman i mörkret", Helsingborgs Dagblad. Published 16 October 2006, retrieved 28 February 2019.