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Novels and Text Books
I am an author of both fiction and non-fiction.
My output, hitherto, includes three political
thrillers for adults and two novels for young
people; a number of text-books on the subjects
of Geography and History and an historical novel
about the Queen of Sheba. Most recently, a
collection of reports from Africa.
My books:
"Sweden’s African Wars"
My book of reportage and debate entitled
Sweden’s African Wars, was published in
autumn 2008. It highlights the way in which
Swedish development aid has, for decades,
financed wars and supported dictatorships in
Africa.
Press comments:
“I’ll be damned if it isn’t the best thing
I’ve read in a long time. So, if you want an
entirely different view on how to help
deprived people I strongly urge you to read
this book” (Johanne Hildebrandt,
Aftonbladet)
“A collection of reports with an unfailing
sense of style and depth of historical
insight” (Stefan Helgesson, Dagens Nyheter)
“Undeniably Bengt Nilsson has the argument
on his side” (Mats Wingborg, SIDA magazine
The World Around)
“A confrontation with the Swedish state
grants to all manner of warlords and
dictators...a number of Nilsson’s readers
wax lyrical... (Per Gudmundson, Svenska
Dagbladet)
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"Makeda
– Queen of Sheba”,
published by the Bonnier publishing company
in autumn, 2005, is about the mythical queen
and her meeting with King Solomon in
Jerusalem. The story also reveals what
became of the golden Ark of the Covenant -
the most sacred relic of the Jews. My novel
gives a completely fresh picture of an
almost 3000 year-old story.
Comments from reviewers:
”...
based on scrupulous research...exciting,
didactic, exotic and sexy”. (Magazine
Amelia)
”In
his novel, Makeda – Queen of Sheba, Bengt
Nilsson gives us a story that puts the
biblical speculations of the Da Vinci Code
into the shade.” (Sundsvalls Tidning)
”Makeda has all the necessary ingredients
for a good historical novel… with
that historical enigma that impels the
reader... an adventurous read of several
hundred pages.” (Gefle Dagblad) |
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“A
Stranger Came Knocking”
"... gruesomely exciting, in all its dark
goriness it can flash like lightning, as in
a James Ellroy novel, and despite its often
fluttery intrigue, atmospherically it is,
somehow quite feasible." (Göteborgsposten)
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“A Jewish Inn in Baghdad"
"An unusually successful political thriller
from Bengt Nilsson. Set mainly in the Middle
East, a milieu that journalist Nilsson
clearly knows as well as the back of his own
hand.” (Arbetet)
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“A Car for Mr Singh”
"... A Car for Mr Singh is a damned good
novel. Suggestive, exuberant, pulsating; at
once brutal and tender. Exciting, without
losing its seriousness. It has infinitely
more to say than the otherwise doctored
reports that reach us from the Africa which
is more that of the leftist entrepreneurs
and the journalists than of the Africans
themselves". (Magazine April)
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Juvenile Literature
I have written two novels for youngsters,
both of which were well received and placed
high on the “Readers Own Book Jury”
list. One reviewer had the following to say
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“Bear!” and “Follow
John". “Marvellous! An author with the
ability to combine characteristics from Twin
Peaks, the X-files and Astrid Lindgren to
create something new and exciting and very
amusing, in the field of Swedish youth
literature. Bengt Nilsson knows how to tell
a story and has an enviable talent for
romance" (Svenska Dagbladet) |
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Svensk version
