Jonas Hassen Khemiri made his literary debut with the novel Ett öga rött (2003) which relates the experiences of a teenage boy struggling with his ethnic identity in Stockholm. Although he is born in Sweden, Halim is treated as an outsider because of his Tunisian heritage. The book was a sensation and Khemiri was hailed as “the immigrants voice in Sweden,” a designation he views with mixed feelings, since he himself is born in Sweden and has wondered publicly when he will no longer be considered an immigrant. Ett öga rött has been translated into several languages, including German, Dutch, and Finnish, and garnered its author a number of literary prizes. Khemiri’s second book, Montcore. En unik tiger (2006), also deals with the themes of ethnic difference and has garnered him the P.O. Enquist Prize, a highly competitive international award. The magazine Vi awarded him their 2006 literary prize citing: “Jonas Hassen Khemiri has renewed the Swedish novel with his linguist ic playfulness, his earnestness, and his narrative brilliance.”