As a ‘foreigner’ living here especially it’s entertaining. It’s strange to see the ‘backwards’ countryside of western Värmland represented (and to read about it). Cheek to cheek.Finally finished up reading Jonas Gardell’s Kärleken/ Sjukdomen/ Döden (Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar) trilogy (the TV version is also good).
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2018. His husband Levengood hosts the immensely popular " Victoria Day" every year at the Swedish island of Öland, when the Swedes celebrate Crown Princess Victoria's birthday on 14 July. His prize was presented to him by the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, whom Gardell thanked with the words: "Victoria, you are our Crown Princess, but tonight I think that I'm our little queen" - this went down well with the Crown Princess, whom Gardell knows well.
In 2013, Gardell was elected "Homo Bi Trans Person of the Year" at the Swedish Gaygalan Awards, notably for the book Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar ( Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves). Gardell performed his own play Tillfällig gäst i ditt liv ( Temporary guest in your life) (2007) at the Scala Theater in Stockholm. Well known to be openly gay, Gardell is married to the Finnish-Swedish-American writer and TV presenter Mark Levengood. In 2006, more than 20 years after his first novel was published, Gardell is one of Sweden's most famous stand-up comedians. He wrote and performed himself the song " Aldrig ska jag sluta älska dig", which was performed by Bergström in the film. His novels are not yet available in English. He has also written several other books, nine plays and two screenplays that were made into movies, including Livet är en schlager ( Life is a Schlager). Since then, he has written some ten novels, including En komikers uppväxt ( A Comedian Growing Up), which became a TV series. Gardell's first novel, Passionsspelet ( The Passion Play), was published in 1985. Jonas Gardell (right) with husband Mark Levengood at Stockholm Pride parade 2006
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