Andrev Walden

Andrev Walden (born 14 May 1976) is a Swedish author and journalist who won the 2023 August Prize with his debut novel Jävla karlar.

Biography Igor Andrev Walden was born on 14 May 1976 in Mariefred, and grew up in Norrköping. He began a journalism program at but did not graduate. He worked at Aftonbladet for over ten years.

In 2023, Walden's semi-autobiographical debut novel Jävla karlar was published in Sweden by Bokförlaget Polaris. The book went on to win the 2023 August Prize in the Fiction category. It was also the bestselling Swedish book of the year.

Translation rights in the work were subsequently sold to multiple territories in Europe, while English-language rights were acquired in by Penguin Books imprint Fig Tree. The book was published in the UK in July 2025 as Bloody Awful in Different Ways.

Works

Jävla karlar ("Bloody Men"), 2023. English translation by Ian Giles under the title Bloody Awful in Different Ways, 31 July 2025.

Awards 2023 – August Prize for Jävla karlar 2023 – Adlibrispriset 2023 – Stockholmspriset