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Katarina Kieri
Katarina Kieri (born 15 January 1965) is a Sweden, Swedish writer. She was born in Luleå and studied recreation education at the Luleå University of Technology, Luleå College of Education. She taught for almost ten years and then took a course in creative writing. In 1993, she published a collection of poetry ''Slutet sällskap'' ("Private Party"). Kieri has also written columns for newspapers and magazines and worked as a radio broadcaster. She has served on the board for the Swedish Writers' Union and for the Swedish Authors' Fund. In 2004, she was awarded the August Prize for a young adult novel ''Dansar Elias? Nej!'' ("Does Elias Dance? No!"). She received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2012 and is now a member of the jury for the Prize. Kieri is married and has two daughters. She lives in Uppsala. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kieri, Katarina 1965 births Living people Swedish women children's writers Swedish children's writers Swedish women poets People from Luleå ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by Øresund Bridge, a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including List of largest lakes of Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |