This is the 5538th most frequent Swedish word.
författarna
"Författarna" means "the authors" in English.
In this instance, 'författarna' is used in a possessive sense, indicating the origin or creators of the books.
Bokhandeln har en sektion med böcker från författarna.
The bookstore has a section with books from the authors.
In this sentence, the word 'författarna' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to the people who wrote the books.
Författarna har skrivit flera böcker om historia.
The authors have written several books on history.
Here, 'författarna' is the object of the verb 'träffade,' representing the people whom the speaker met.