Peter Graves was born in Wales in 1942. He taught Swedish and Scandinavian literature at the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh, Scotland. Since retiring in 2008 he has been a full-time translator, concentrating in particular on Lagerlöf and Strindberg.
His new translation of "The People of Hemsö" appeared in 2012, his new translation of "Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey" being published at Norvik Press in 2013.