The epic story of teenage witches in a small industrial town chosen to save the world from the apocalypse was an instant success both critically and commercially.
Circle mats strandberg.
In august 2009 they began working on what would become the novel the circle with its two sequels.
His young adult fantasy novel cirkeln the first book in the engelsfors trilogy written together with sara bergmark elfgren and published in 2011 was an august prize nominee in the youth literature category.
Elfgren was the first part of the engelsfors trilogy.
Strandberg has been a columnist in aftonbladet.
They quickly realized that they shared a passion for supernatural stories about young adults.
In that derelict fairground an ancient prophecy is revealed.
In august 2009 they began working on what would become the novel the circle with its two sequels.
Elfgren one night when a strange red moon fills the sky six school girls find themselves in an abandoned theme park drawn there by a mysterious force.
The circle mats strandberg sara b.
Today it has been translated to over 25 languages and in 2015 the movie adaptation of the circle was released.
The novel takes place in a fictional rural town in bergslagen in central sweden and follows a group of teenage girls with little in common who discover that they are witches chosen to save the world from an otherworldly evil.
The epic story of teenage witches in a small industrial town chosen to save the world from the apocalypse was an instant success both critically and commercially.
He is a regular columnist for sweden s biggest evening newspaper has been named columnist of the year by sweden s newspapers and magazines organization and had published three previous novels with rights sold in numerous countries.
His debut novel was jaktsäsong published in 2006.
Elfgren met mats strandberg.
A student has just been found dead.
Everyone except them.
The circle swedish title cirkeln is a swedish young adult fantasy novel written by mats strandberg and sara bergmark elfgren it is the first part of the engelsfors trilogy.
They quickly realized that they shared a passion for supernatural stories about young adults.
Mats strandberg born 1976 is a swedish author.
Soon the idea to write together was born.
In 2008 sara b.
Elfgren met mats strandberg.
The observer the scandinavian setting provides a chilly atmosphere to an otherwise dark story of struggling teens and a rash of suicides but the multilayered cinematic plot is buoyed by the girls determination as well as the understated and idiosyncratic presence of magic.
In 2008 sara b.
Mats strandberg is an award winning novelist and journalist.
The circle reads like the the demon headmaster set in a swedish twin peaks with a nod to stieg larsson.
Soon the idea to write together was born.