Sara Mannheimer

Sara Mannheimer (born 26 May 1967, in Lund) is a Swedish novelist. She hails from Gothenburg and was educated in the US, Holland, and the Czech Republic. Her debut novel Reglerna (The Rules, 2008)^[1] was nominated for the August Prize and won the debut writers' prize from Borås Tidning newspaper. Another novel Handlingen (The Action)^[2] was nominated for Swedish Radio's best novel prize,^[3] and won the EU Prize for Literature.^[4]

Besides writing, she runs a glassblowing studio.^[5] She has collaborated with the choreographer Birgitta Egerbladh on an acclaimed dance theatre project titled Come Rushing. She lives in Stockholm.^[6]