Pascal Engman, a successful author, delves into the world of gang crime for his research, blending his experiences into captivating crime novels. His summer talk on P1 explores his journey from a book-loving boy to a renowned writer, highlighting his unique background and family influences.
Pascal Engman: Unapologetic Storytelling in the World of Crime
Pascal Engman: Unapologetic Storytelling in the World of Crime
In a gang criminal's car sits the successful author Pascal Engman, deeply focused. How does one best hide a weapon? Welcome to a quick course in gang crime on Sommar i P1.
Okay, I'm clickbaiting a bit. So what? Pascal Engman isn't ashamed to do the same. As a true tabloid journalist, trained at Expressen, he knows how to set a scene, draw the best angle from a story, and keep the reader engaged.
Thus, the summer talk is partly about how he meticulously researches his successful crime novels with visits to the underworld, but mostly about a book-loving, ambitious boy with one foot in the suburbs and the other in Östermalm, and with his whole heart with a beloved grandmother who meant everything.
Engman, the grandson of the legendary journalist Gary Engman, host of Kvällsöppet and also editor-in-chief of Aftonbladet, is a rare kind of 'nepobaby', with a father from Chile who worked as a cleaner and a mother from an educated upper-middle class.
It's a classic underdog story, but beautifully told, spiced with love.