Sara Danius is an iconic figure in contemporary Swedish culture: a professor of aesthetics and literary studies, a member of the Swedish Academy, and the first female permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, a cultural journalist, and the author of several major scholarly works. For over twenty years, she has regularly written essays on a wide range of topics for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter and other publications. Literature and philosophy, art glass and ceramics, fashion and fashion photography are just some of her topics. All of Sara Danius's texts, regardless of the subject matter, are distinguished by their depth of analysis, precise and accurate wording, clarity and ease of style, a combination of broad perspective, attention to detail, and, of course, humor, making them appealing to a wide audience.