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Melker Bent-Inge Garay (born 11 April 1966, in Tocopilla, Chile), is a Swedish author. Born to a Swedish father and Chilean mother, the family moved from Chile to Sweden in 1970, just prior to the Chilean Revolution in 1973. He was raised in Norrköping, on the east coast of Sweden, where he currently resides with his family. His writing revolves around theological, existential and philosophical topics. Garay debuted in 2008 with his novel The Verger (published by Norlén & Slottner). The Verger has been translated into several languages.

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  • Melker Bent-Inge Garay (Chile, 11 de abril de 1966) es un autor sueco. (es)
  • Melker Bent-Inge Garay (born 11 April 1966, in Tocopilla, Chile), is a Swedish author. Born to a Swedish father and Chilean mother, the family moved from Chile to Sweden in 1970, just prior to the Chilean Revolution in 1973. He was raised in Norrköping, on the east coast of Sweden, where he currently resides with his family. His writing revolves around theological, existential and philosophical topics. Garay debuted in 2008 with his novel The Verger (published by Norlén & Slottner). The Verger has been translated into several languages. (en)
  • Melker Bent-Inge Garay, född 11 april 1966 i Tocopilla i Chile, är en svensk författare. Han kom till Sverige 1970 och är bosatt i Norrköping. Han blev medlem i Sveriges författarförbund 2009, i Svenska PEN 2012 och i Chiles Författarförbund 2014. Garay har vidare skrivit novellsamlingarna Råttan och Fågelskrämman. Åtta av hans noveller har blivit publicerade i Rysslands tidskrift för utländsk litteratur – Иностранная литература. Melker Garay är även bildkonstnär och driver kulturskriften Opulens samt förlaget Ekström & Garay. (sv)
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  • Melker Bent-Inge Garay (born 11 April 1966, in Tocopilla, Chile), is a Swedish author. Born to a Swedish father and Chilean mother, the family moved from Chile to Sweden in 1970, just prior to the Chilean Revolution in 1973. He was raised in Norrköping, on the east coast of Sweden, where he currently resides with his family. His writing revolves around theological, existential and philosophical topics. Garay debuted in 2008 with his novel The Verger (published by Norlén & Slottner). The Verger has been translated into several languages. In 2009, he became a member of the Swedish Writers' Union, and in 2012, he was elected as member of Svenska PEN, the Swedish link to the International PEN literary organisation. In 2014, Garay was elected to the Chilean Writers' Society. Garay has pursued extensive university studies in both the Humanities and Social Sciences. While studying at Uppsala University, he was one of the founding members of the 'Sine qua non' society, a culturally oriented society which published a journal entitled Kaos (translation: Chaos). (en)
  • Melker Bent-Inge Garay (Chile, 11 de abril de 1966) es un autor sueco. (es)
  • Melker Bent-Inge Garay, född 11 april 1966 i Tocopilla i Chile, är en svensk författare. Han kom till Sverige 1970 och är bosatt i Norrköping. Han blev medlem i Sveriges författarförbund 2009, i Svenska PEN 2012 och i Chiles Författarförbund 2014. Garay har bedrivit universitetsstudier inom humaniora och samhällsvetenskap. Under sin studetid i Uppsala var han en av grundarna till kulturföreningen "Sine qua non"; föreningen gav ut tidskriften Kaos. Hans romaner kretsar kring filosofiska, teologiska och existentiella frågor. Garay debuterade 2008 med romanen Kyrkvaktmästarens hemliga anteckningar (Norlén & Slottner). Hans litterära alster har blivit inlästa som ljudböcker av Stina Ekblad, Krister Henriksson och Torsten Wahlund. Några av böckerna har översatts till andra språk. Under 2016 sattes teaterpjäsen Kinski och döden upp i Norrköping, vilken bygger på en av författarens romaner. Flera av hans noveller har också filmatiserats. Novellen Kometen är en av dessa och visades 2017 på Göteborgs filmfestival. Filmen nominerades till Guldbjörnen vid Berlins filmfestival. Filmens regissör heter Victor Lindgren. Garay har vidare skrivit novellsamlingarna Råttan och Fågelskrämman. Åtta av hans noveller har blivit publicerade i Rysslands tidskrift för utländsk litteratur – Иностранная литература. Melker Garay är även bildkonstnär och driver kulturskriften Opulens samt förlaget Ekström & Garay. (sv)
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