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peter englund in 2013 5 boden , sweden august literature -lrb- 2002 -rrb- prize -lrb- 1993 -rrb- selma lagerlöf prize for 220px 04 april 1957 uppsala , sweden peter englund sa 2013.jpg peter englund
 peter englund author swedish academy and historian ; former permanent secretary of the uppsala university -lrb- ph.d. -rrb-
peter englund

peter mikael englund -lrb- born 4 april 1957 -rrb- is a swedish author and historian .
englund writes non-fiction books and essays , mainly about history , and especially about the swedish empire , but also about other historical events .
he writes in a very accessible style , providing narrative details usually omitted in typical books about history .
his books have gained popularity and are translated into several languages , such as german and czech .
he was the permanent secretary of the swedish academy from 1 june 2009 to 31 may 2015 , when he was succeeded by sara danius .
