Ia Gabriella Genberg (born 5 November 1967) is a Swedish journalist and novelist.Författarcentrum
Career Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Genberg debuted as a writer in 2012 with the novel Söta fredag ("Sweet Friday").
Her fourth novel, Detaljerna ("The Details"), won the August Prize in 2022, the year of its publication.SVT Nyheter The English translation, by Kira Josefsson, was shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize."The Details", The Booker Prizes. In 2025, The Details was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.
In 2026, Small Comfort, Kira Josefsson's English translation of Genberg's 2019 work Klen tröst, was longlisted for the International Booker Prize.
Published works Söta fredag, , Stockholm: 2012. Sent farväl, Weyler förlag, Stockholm: 2013. Klen tröst och fyra andra berättelser om pengar, Weyler förlag, Stockholm: 2019. Detaljerna, Weyler förlag, Stockholm: 2022. (The Details, trans. Kira Josefsson, Wildfire Books, London: 2023. )
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