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2012 – L’uomo laser: c’era una volta la Svezia.
2012 – Translation to italian: Renato Zatti, Milano: Iperborea.

“This work brings to mind In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, the predecessor of New Journalism. But most of all Tamas’ excellent book reminds me of another masterpiece of this kind, The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer.”

Antonio D’Orrico, Corriere della sera

The Laserman, with more than 200 000 copies sold, is not only one of the most bought documentary novels in Sweden ever, it has also been translated into over a dozen languages. The reviews have generally been very positive. Despite the fact that the story is in many ways tied to Sweden, many reviewers have pointed out its universality. The anatomy of racism and xenophobia is similar from country to country. This, for example, is what the Italian newspapers wrote:

”Few Italian works are comparable… a great investigative novel that many should read: a book that is beautiful, necessary, cautionary.”

Goffredo Fofi, Messagero

”The book was first published ten years ago, but it has still not lost its actuality, not only in a Swedish context, but in an all European setting where humanism has demonstrated its deep failure.”

Fulvio Panzeri , Avenire

“All of this sounds tragically familiar thinking about what recently happened in Norway, where Anders Breivik massacred 77 people…The book, although set in Sweden, is like a prophecy. A prophecy about the horrors born out of social isolation and turning into the drama of frustrated revenge. The term “monster” is not enough to understand what happened and to explain the fanatic far right extremism, however, this book guides us into the abyss.”

Giancarlo de Cataldo La Republica

”An extraordinary journalistic book.”

Luca Crovi, Il Giornale

2013 - Mężczyzna z laserem: historia szwedzkiej nienawiści. Översättning till polska av Elizabeth Frątczak-Nowotny, Warszawa: Czarne

2013 – Mężczyzna z laserem: historia szwedzkiej nienawiści.
Translation to Polish:  Elizabeth Frątczak-Nowotny, Warszawa: Czarne

2010 - L'assassí del làser: una história real. Översättning till katalanska av Meritxell Salvany, Barcelona: La Campana.

2010 – L’assassí del làser: una história real.
Translation to Catalan: Meritxell Salvany, Barcelona: La Campana.

2010 - O assassino do Laser: uma história da Suécia. Översättning till portugisiska Jaime Bernardes, Alfragide : Caderno.

2010 – O assassino do Laser: uma história da Suécia. Translation to Portuguese: Jaime Bernardes, Alfragide : Caderno.

2010 - El asesino del láser: la historia del mayor asesino en serie de Suecia Översättning till spanska av Justina Sánchez Prieto, Barcelona: Debate.

2010 – El asesino del láser: la historia del mayor asesino en serie de Suecia
Translation to Spanish: Justina Sánchez Prieto, Barcelona: Debate.

2010 - Laserman Μια ιστορία από τη Σουηδία Översättning till grekiska av Simela Athanasiadou, Aten, K. Adam.

2010 – Laserman Μια ιστορία από τη Σουηδία.
Translation to Greek: Simela Athanasiadou, Aten, K. Adam.

2008 - A lézeres gyilkos: egy merényletsorozat anatómiája Översättning till ungerska av Péter Papolczy, Budapest: Corvina.

2008 – A lézeres gyilkos: egy merényletsorozat anatómiája
Translation to Hungarian: Péter Papolczy, Budapest: Corvina.

2007 - Der Lasermann: vom Eliteschüler zum Serientäter; ein Buch über Schweden. Översättning till tyska av Erik Glossmann, Leipzig: Militzke.

2007 – Der Lasermann: vom Eliteschüler zum Serientäter; ein Buch über Schweden.
Translation to German: Erik Glossmann, Leipzig: Militzke.

2007 - De laserman: een verhaal över Zweden Översättning till holländska av Ron Bezemer & Renée Lelieveld, Haarlem: de Rode Kamer.

2007 – De laserman: een verhaal över Zweden
Translation to Dutch: Ron Bezemer & Renée Lelieveld, Haarlem: de Rode Kamer.

2007 - Lasermanden: en racist ser rødt. Översättning till danska av Christian Skovbjerg Jensen, Köpenhamn: People's Press

2007 – Lasermanden: en racist ser rødt.
Translation to Danish: Christian Skovbjerg Jensen, Köpenhamn: People’s Press

2003 - Lasermannen Översättning till norska av Kari och Kjell Risvik, Oslo: Kagge.

2003 – Lasermannen
Translation to Norwegian: Kari and Kjell Risvik, Oslo: Kagge.