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Helga Edström

Contributor

Helga Edström

Sweden

Helga Edström is a Stockholm-based translator working between Swedish and English, whose editorial work has appeared in Boston Review. Her work on The Yard has been selected for the 2023 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program with mentor Kira Josefsson.

Articles by Helga Edström

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The Haves and the Have-Nots

By Kristian Lundberg

When you’re a kid, being poor is hell on earth.

Translated from Swedish by Helga Edström