Jessika Gedin
Jessika Gedin | |
|---|---|
 Gedin in 2007 | |
| Born | 12 April 1970 Härnösand, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Book publisher, radio/television presenter |
| Partner | Pål Hollender |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Lena Fries-Gedin (mother) Hans I. Gedin (father) Anne-Marie Fries (grandmother) |
| Relatives | Per I. Gedin (uncle) |
Jessika Gedin (born 12 April 1970 in Härnösand, Sweden[1]) is a Swedish book publisher and radio/television presenter.
She founded the publishing company Koala Press and Tivoli publishing together with her sister Eva Gedin. She has worked as a literary translator and has been in the jury for the August award.
As a radio presenter, Jessika Gedin is known for the show Spanarna at Sveriges Radio P1. On 29 June 2007 Gedin was a "Sommarpratare" in the Sveriges Radio show Sommar i P1.[2] She became a television presenter when she started presenting the SVT show Babel in March 2012.[3] She is also known for participating in the SVT entertainment show På spåret and as a guest panelist on Gomorron Sverige since 1993.[4][5]
Jessika Gedin is the daughter of translator Lena Fries-Gedin and niece of the book publisher Per I. Gedin. She was in a relationship with the artist Pål Hollender for 22 years until 2024. The couple has one daughter together who was born in 2004.[6]
Translations
[edit]- Douglas Coupland: Livet efter Gud (Life after God) (Koala press, 1995)
- Alan Warner: Morvern Callar (Morvern Callar) (Tivoli, 1999)
- Douglas Coupland: Tio noveller (Tivoli, 2000)
- Tim Burton: Voodooflickan och andra rysarsagor för vuxna (översatt tillsammans med Stephen Farran-Lee) (voli, 2001)
- Nick McDonell: Nr tolv (Twelve) (Tivoli, 2003)
- Douglas Coupland: Hej Nostradamus! (Hey Nostradamus!) (Norstedt, 2004)
References
[edit]- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1970, CD-ROM version 1.04, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2002
- ^ Sveriges Radio. Jessika Gedin. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Jessika Gedin leder Babel Svd.se 20 December 2014 Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Finalklart i "På spåret"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Vi måste prata om Gedin". enligt O. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Av kött och bok". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
