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Martin Gelin’s Biography
Read Full Bio →American in Paris, formerly a Swede in New York. I write for Dagens Nyheter, The Guardian and Washington Post. I worked as a U.S. Correspondent for two decades and covered four presidential elections, which is just enough for a lifetime.
I have published eight books in Swedish and two in English, and commented on US politics, culture and technologu for BBC, CNN, NPR and many others.
Author of ten books.
Martin Gelin’s Journalist Portfolio
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'Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU': Dominique de Villepin on Europe's moment of ...
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How the World Views the GOP Convention and Romney as Possible President
En bok, en författare : Den amerikanska högern
The last resort – on the US health care crisis (Swedish)
Awards
See all 3 awards →Augustpriset
2012 - Non-fiction books
The book "Den amerikanska högern" ("The American Conservatives") was nominated for the Swedish national book award, Augustpriset, in 2012, for best book in the non-fiction category.
Johan Hansson Prize
2009 - Non-fiction books
Won the Johan Hansson Prize, the annual Swedish award for non-fiction, for the book "Det amerikanska löftet – Barack Obamas väg till Vita Huset" ("The American Promise: Barack Obama's road to The White House"). The prize is award to books that "support and encourage public debate, counter totalitarian ideas and to promote political and economic freedom."
Augustpriset
2018 - Best Non-Fiction Book
Finalist for Sweden's national book award Augustpriset in 2018 for "The internet is broken – Silicon Valley and the crisis for democracy".