Laurie Thompson

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Laurie Thompson is a British academic and translator, noted for his translations of Swedish literature into English. He is the former editor of the Swedish Book Review, and former lecturer at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and the University of Wales, Lampeter.

Dr. Thompson's published translations include:

• The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell
• The White Lioness by Henning Mankell
• The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell
• Depths by Henning Mankell
• A Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell
• The Return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell
• Popular Music from Vittula by Mikael Niemi
• Johnny, My Friend by Peter Pohl
• Nightwatch by Malin Lindroth
• Island of the Doomed by Stig Dagerman
• Never End by Åke Edwardson
• Frozen Tracks by Åke Edwardson