Henning Koch

Henning
Koch

Henning Koch was born in Sweden but has spent most of his life in England, Spain, and Sardinia. Most recently he translated A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, and his translation of Tom Malmquist’s In Every Moment We Are Still Alive will be published in 2017. He has also written a short story collection, Love Doesn’t Work, and a novel, The Maggot People.

Henning Koch was born in Sweden but has spent most of his life in England, Spain, and Sardinia. Most recently he translated A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, and his translation of Tom Malmquist’s In Every Moment We Are Still Alive will be published in 2017. He has also written a short story collection, Love Doesn’t Work, and a novel, The Maggot People.

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