Hans Gunnarsson (born 1966 in FinspÃÂ¥ng) is a Swedish novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.
Gunnarsson published his first book, the short story collection Bakom glas in 1996 for which he was awarded the Katapultpriset for that year's best literary debut. It was followed by Februari: tvÃÂ¥ berättelser in 1999 which established him as one of Sweden's most celebrated short story writers.
In 2003 he published his first novel En jävla vinter. His third novel NÃÂ¥gon annanstans i Sverige (2007) was made into a film by Kjell-àke Andersson. The acclaimed novel All inclusive (2015) was a major breakthrough and was followed by the psychological thriller Rum för resande in 2016. The novel Nattsida, relating to All inclusive, was published in 2019. In 2021 he returned as a short story writer with the critically acclaimed Bormann i Bromma, for which he was awarded the Aniarapriset. Död mans skugga (2023) completed a trilogy of related novels also including All inclusive and Nattsida, that by some critics was described as the Swedish equivalent of Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy.
Gunnarsson's realistic novels and stories has been noted for depicting everyday life with tragicomedy and the absurd. Human shortcomings is a recurring theme in his writing. Noir fiction is an influence on recent novels such as Nattsida and Död mans skugga.
The 2001 film Days Like This is based on Gunnarsson's short story Februari. The screenplay, written by Gunnarsson in collaboration with the film's director Mikael HÃÂ¥fström, won them a Guldbagge for best screenplay in 2002. His screenwriting also include the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film-nominated Evil (2003), ' (2007) and The King of Ping Pong (2008).