She is currently working on an opera libretto. She enjoys reading, watching old movies, listening to music, playing video games and going for long walks. The Circle is Twilight by The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.' - Lev Grossman 'A beautiful, frightening, empowering novel reminiscent of the best of Scott Westerfeld or Anne Rice, The Circle puts its mismatched heroines-and readers-at the center of an ancient conspiracy of magic as terrifying as it is realistic. She was born in Stockholm and still lives there. In 2022 the TV series Dough, for which Elfgren was one of the head writers, was awarded the most prestigious Swedish TV award Kristallen for Best Drama Series. Her graphic novels Vei 1 and 2, which she co-created with illustrator Karl Johnsson, made Mike Carey exclaim: "Wonderful stuff!" and Lev Grossman said: "You cannot miss it." When The Circle was made into a movie Elfgren co-wrote the screenplay with the film's director Levan Akin ( And Then We Danced, AMC's Interview with the Vampire). She has even written a VR Game, the award-winning, heart-warming and heartbreaking Ghost Giant (2019). Her plays have been performed on some of Sweden's most prestgious stages. Since her debut, Elfgren has written critically acclaimed novels, children's books, graphic novels, audio dramas, screenplays and TV scripts. The Circle was the first part in the Engelsfors trilogy, and it has been translated into twenty-five languages. She made her debut with the YA novel The Circle (2011), which she co-wrote with Mats Strandberg. Elfgren is an award-winning Swedish writer, screenwriter and playwright.
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