Anne Swärd
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Born | Perstorp, Sweden | February 16, 1969
Nationality | Sweden |
Occupation | writer |
Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 13) | |
Assumed office 20 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sara Stridsberg |
Anne Lotta Swärd (born 16 February 1969) is a Swedish writer. She made her debut as a novelist in 2003 with Polarsommar (Arctic Summer), which earned her an August Prize nomination[1] on the grounds that "A mighty chorus of voices portray a family in crisis. The individual cast joints piece after piece to a powerful story about how betrayal and repeated confrontations erode the strongest relationships. Surprising shifts in perspective and a language that is characterized by sharp details, gives the story important nuances and psychological depth."
Work
Arctic Summer received a number of awards and was translated into several languages such as German, Dutch, Polish, and Persian. Her second novel Kvicksand (Quicksand) was published in 2006. It was nominated for the Vi magazine's Literature Prize, and awarded the first scholarship from the Mare Kandre Memorial Fund. Her third novel Till sista andetaget (Breathless), winner of the Bokcirklar Award for the novel of the year, was published in 2010. It is translated[2] into sixteen languages, including English,[3] French and Russian.
On 28 March 2019, the Swedish Academy elected Swärd as a new member of the academy. She was inducted in December 2019.[4]
External links
List of books presented by Swedish Book Review:
References
- ^ The August Prize 2003 Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nordin Agency
- ^ "Quercus Books, London". Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ "The Swedish Academy elects two new members" (Press release). Swedish Academy. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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