Rosengård, Malmö · 6 min read
The library became my second home
Amira went there because it was warm. She stayed because someone asked what she wanted to read.
Ett projekt av Läsfrämjarinstitutet
Everyone carries a story
Storyflames collects stories about reading, language and the road to books. They come from places where access to literature is smallest and the need is greatest.
Language: Svenska English العربية
What is on
On right now
Happening now 19 Aug – 23 Aug
Book circle at Rosengård library
We read together one evening a week. Everyone is welcome, no booking needed.
25 August · 13.00
Author visit in Hjällbo
An author meets year 8 pupils to talk about language and belonging.
9 September · 10.00
Reading aloud for the youngest
Every Thursday at ten we read to children aged one to four.
6
stories
Children, young people and adults interviewed.
6
places
Neighbourhoods across five municipalities.
3
languages
Swedish, English and Arabic – every story in all three.
2019
Since
Collection is ongoing, all year round.
Stories
Latest stories
Bergsjön, Gothenburg · 8 min read
I learned to read Swedish together with my son
Homework became Yusuf’s own schooling. Six years on they still read together at the kitchen table.
Araby, Växjö · 5 min read
I write to be heard
From notes on his phone to the stage at the culture centre. Mohanad on taking up space with words.
Ronna, Södertälje · 4 min read
The book that made me brave
Sara read about a girl who was afraid of the dark. Then she dared to sleep without the light on.
Hjulsta, Stockholm · 7 min read
Twenty pupils, nineteen languages
Linnéa stopped seeing multilingualism as a problem the day her class got to tell stories in their own languages.
Araby, Växjö
”When I read my text out loud, I am the one who decides how quiet the room gets.”
Mohanad
Upper secondary student and poet
Upper secondary student and poet
From notes on his phone to the stage at the culture centre. Mohanad on taking up space with words.
Read the storyThemes
Read by theme
The same stories sorted by what they are about.
About the project
How the stories are collected
The site is available in Swedish, English and Arabic. Each story is published in the language it was told in and translated from there.
01
We listen
An interview on location: at school, at the library or at home. The storyteller chooses the language.
02
We write it down
The text is written together with the storyteller and approved before anything is published.
03
We translate
Every story is translated into Swedish, English and Arabic by translators we have worked with for years.
Share your story
Do you have a story about reading, language or books? Get in touch and we will contact you for a conversation. You decide what gets published.