Jessika Gedin

Jessika Gedin (born 12 April 1970 in Härnösand, Sweden[1]) is a Swedish book publisher and radio/television presenter.

Jessika Gedin
Gedin in 2007
Born (1970-04-12) 12 April 1970
Härnösand, Sweden
Occupation(s)Book publisher, radio/television presenter
PartnerPål Hollender
Children1
Parent(s)Lena Fries-Gedin (mother)
Hans I. Gedin (father)
Anne-Marie Fries (grandmother)
RelativesPer I. Gedin (uncle)

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 is in a relationship with the artist Pål Hollender. The couple has one daughter together who was born in 2004.[6]

Translations
  • 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
  1. Sveriges befolkning 1970, CD-ROM version 1.04, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2002
  2. Sveriges Radio. "Jessika Gedin". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. Jessika Gedin leder Babel Svd.se 20 December 2014 Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Finalklart i "På spåret"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. "Vi måste prata om Gedin". enligt O. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. "Av kött och bok". SvD.se. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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