The Writer is Always the Last to Know!

Originally published at Robin Hobb. You can comment here or there.

This lovely link was sent to me by my friend Sini. 


http://www.sfbok.se/dagstext.asp?ID=2013-10-11


And for those of us not versed in Swedish, here is the free-wheeling Google Translation!  The summary is that I have been awarded Nåbel prize from the SF bookstore in Malmo!   A very pleasant surprise!


October 11, 2013


And Nåbelpriset in Literature 2013 goes to … … Robin Hobb! … for immersive novels ranging from urban fantasy visible origin where the great challenge the real, to drakfantasyns wide wingspan, and also from this epic height portray complex characters empathetic, and with uncompromising honesty follows them through both the tragic and the magic.


/ Nåbelkommittén by Karin and Nene


PS. Robin Hobb will personally be present at the solemn Nåbelceremonin in SF Bookstore in Stockholm Wednesday, Nov. 6 (more info follow!).

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Published on October 14, 2013 21:04
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message 1: by Tony (new)

Tony Z I'm definitely not versed in Swedish, and even though English is not my native language (I speak Spanish), I understood enough to write this… congratulations! You deserve it

I hope you understand my writing, I suck at writing in English


message 2: by Susana (new)

Susana Congratulations Robin!


message 3: by Julie (new)

Julie Congratulations Robin, enjoy your trip to Europe !


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