{"id":134450,"date":"2025-04-16T11:32:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134450\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"swedens-embassy-regrets-ban-of-fredrik-backmans-trilogy-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134450\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish embassy regrets ban of Fredrik Backman&#8217;s trilogy in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-05_17-08-16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-05_17-08-16.jpg 996w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-05_17-08-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-05_17-08-16-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Swedish Embassy in Minsk expressed regrets over Belarus&#8217; ban on the <em>Beartown<\/em> trilogy by the popular Swedish author Fredrik Backman after the Belarusian information ministry prohibited its distribution in Belarus on April 1, claiming the books were \u201charmful to national interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backman&#8217;s books are popular and loved for non-trivial and heartwarming stories and deep insight into human nature, the embassy said on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe that literature is a powerful tool for fostering understanding and unity at a time when prohibitions and restrictions prevent people from learning about other cultures and the diversity of the world,\u201d the message reads. \u201cBackman&#8217;s works inspire critical thinking, offering valuable lessons in compassion, resilience and unity, qualities essential for personal and professional growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information ministry\u2019s banned books list now features 92 entries branded as \u201charmful.\u201d Book and print media traders are advised to remove these items from sale. The official definition of \u201charmful\u201d often covers print publications on history or LGBTQ issues, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, a batch of 27 titles was added, including Backman\u2019s trilogy,<em> Iron Curtain<\/em> by American historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ann Applebaum and <em>Let\u2019s Talk About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends<\/em> by Robie Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stopka_knig_alexander_grey_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stopka_knig_alexander_grey_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stopka_knig_alexander_grey_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stopka_knig_alexander_grey_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stopka_knig_alexander_grey_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stopka_knig_alexander_grey_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Censors ban another book by American award-winning historian, children\u2019s sex ed book<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 1, Pozirk. The information ministry has announced 27 new additions to the list of printed publications banned for distribution in Belarus, claiming they are \u201charmful to national interests.\u201d The register now features Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/132415\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 16, Pozirk. 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