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Carl-Michael Edenborg
Carl-Michael Edenborg (formerly surnamed ''Strömberg''), born 1967, is a Swedish writer, critic, editor, publisher and historian of ideas and literature. Academic career Edenborg has studied the history of alchemy, and completed a PhD in the History of Ideas at Stockholm University in 2002 with a dissertation on alchemy in Sweden in the age of Enlightenment, ''The shame of alchemy: expulsion of the alchemical tradition from the public sphere''. The work was awarded with the Paracelsus prize by the Swedish Paracelsus Society and was published in an extended second edition in 2004. He had previously touched on the subject in his biography of Gustaf Bonde, a Swedish 18th century statesman known for his political memoirs, who was also a pseudo-historian in the Rudbeckian tradition and an alchemist, and in an article on another Swedish alchemist, Fabian Wilhelm af Ekenstam, both from 1997. He teaches at Stockholm University. Other intellectual activities Edenborg was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Wittkop
Gabrielle Wittkop (née Ménardeau; 27 May 1920 – 22 December 2002) was a French writer and translator. Life and career Gabrielle Wittkop was born on 27 May 1920 in Nantes. During the Nazi occupation of france, Nazi occupation of Paris, she met a German Desertion, deserter, Justus Wittkop, whom she hid from the Nazis. He was homosexual and twenty years older than her, but they married in a union she called an “intellectual alliance.” In 1946, after the end of the Second World War she moved with him to Frankfurt where she would stay for the rest of her life. Her first book on the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann was published in German in 1966. Her first novel, a transgressive fiction, transgressive erotic drama about a Necrophilia, necrophiliac antique dealer, ''Le Nécrophile'' (''The Necrophiliac'', 1972), was published in 1972 by Régine Desforges when she was 52. She wrote several highly regarded novels and travelogues, as well as translating works by Theodor W. Adorno, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natur & Kultur
Natur & Kultur is a Swedish publishing foundation with head office in Stockholm known for an extensive series of teaching materials. Its logotype is an apple tree. Overview The publishing house was founded in 1922 by Johan Hansson and his wife Jenny Bergqvist Hansson, with a focus on educational and didactic works of literature. During the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ..., it published anti-Nazi literature. It was transformed into a foundation in 1947. In the 1980s and 1990s, Natur & Kultur bought a number of other publishing houses, such as Askild & Kärnekull Förlag AB, (later renamed to Legenda) and LTs Förlag. In addition to textbooks for different levels of education, Natur & Kultur also publishes literary classics and mainstream lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajsa Bergh
Kajsa Bergh (born 1967) is a Swedish surrealist, one of the seven cofounders of the Surrealist Group in Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ... in 1986. Writing * 'Desire', '' Arsenal/Surrealist Subversion'', No. 4 (1989). Reprinted in Penelope Rosemont, ed., ''Surrealist Women'', 2000, p.456. References 1967 births Living people Swedish surrealist artists Women surrealist artists Surrealist writers Date of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södermalm
Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is a district and island in central Stockholm. Overview The district covers the large island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''). Although Södermalm usually is considered an island, water to both its north and south does not flow freely but passes through locks. Södermalm is connected to its surrounding areas by a number of bridges. It connects to Gamla stan to the north by Slussen, a grid of road and rail and a lock that separates the lake Mälaren from the Baltic Sea, to Långholmen to the northwest by one of the city's larger bridges, Västerbron, to the islet Reimersholme to the west, to Liljeholmen to the southwest by the bridge Liljeholmsbron, to Årsta by Årstabron and Skansbron, to Johanneshov by Johanneshovsbron and Skanstullsbron to the south, and, finally, to Södra Hammarbyhamnen to the east by Danvikstull Bridge. Administratively, Södermalm is part of Stockholm Municipality. It constitute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamla Stan
Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan includes the surrounding islets Riddarholmen, Helgeandsholmen and Strömsborg. It has a population of approximately 3,000. Notable buildings, located in the old town, include, among others, the Bonde Palace, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm Stock Exchange Building and Tessin Palace. Overview The town dates back to the 13th century, and consists of medieval alleyways, cobbled streets, and archaic architecture. North German architecture has had a strong influence in the Old Town's construction. Stortorget is the name of the scenic ''large square'' in the centre of Gamla Stan, which is surrounded by old merchants' houses including the Stockholm Stock Exchange Building. The square was the site of the Stockholm Bloodbath, where Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hierta in December 1830 under the name of ''Aftonbladet i Stockholm'' during the modernization of Sweden. Often critical and oppositional, the paper was repeatedly banned from publishing. However, Hierta circumvented the bans by constantly reviving the paper under slightly modified names, as, legally speaking, a new publication. Thus, on 16 February 1835, he issued the first edition of New Aftonbladet, which would – after yet another ban – be followed by Newer Aftonbladet, in turn followed by Fourth Aftonbladet, Fifth Aftonbladet, and so on. In 1852 the paper began to use its current name, ''Aftonbladet'', after a total of 25 name changes. It currently describes itself as an "independent social-democratic newspaper." The owners of ''Afto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Prize
The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. Prize In the years 1989-1992, the prize was awarded in one general category. Since 1992, the prize has been awarded in the categories Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Children's and Youth Literature. The prize is named after the writer August Strindberg. Selection All Swedish publishers may submit nominations for the award. In each category, a jury shortlists six titles each. These titles are then read and voted on by an assembly of 63 electors, 21 in each category. The electors come from across the country, and comprise booksellers, librarians and literary critics. The books receiving the largest number of votes in each category win the prize. The prizes are handed out at a gala in Stockholm. Winners receive 100,000 Swedish krona The krona (; plural: ''kronor''; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Blå
Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior"). King Gunnar was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied, where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at Worms. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include: Gunnar Andersen *Gunnar Andersen (1890–1968), Norwegian football player and ski jumper *Gunnar Andersen (1909–1988), Norwegian ski jumper *Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–1982), Danish sculptor, painter and designer **Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964), Norwegian poet Gunnar Andersson *Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960), Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist * Gunnar Andersson (1890– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Books
Action books is an independent press housed at the English Department at University of Notre Dame. The editors are Johannes Göransson and Joyelle McSweeney. The press publishes form-breaking and hybrid work with a focus on texts in translation. Action Books has had three books on the poetry shortlist for the Best Translated Book Award: Jeffrey Angles' translation of ''Killing Kanoko'' by Hiromi Ito (2010), Molly Weigel's translation of ''In the Moremarrow'' by Oliverio Girondo (2014), and ''Cheer Up, Femme Fatale'' by Yideum Kim translated by Ji Yoon Lee, Don Mee Choi, and Johannes Göransson (2017). ''Sorrowtoothpaste Mirrorcream'' by Kim Hyesoon, translated by Don Mee Choi, was a finalist for the 2015 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation The PEN Award for Poetry in Translation is given by PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) to honor a poetry translation published in the preceding year. The award should not be confused with the PEN Translation Prize. The award is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle (Saale), Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and Handel's Naturalisation Act 1727, became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphony, polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Handel started three c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borderline Press
Borderline or Border Line may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Borderline'' (1930 film), a Swiss film by Kenneth Macpherson * ''Borderline'' (1950 film), an American film noir starring Fred MacMurray * ''Borderline'' (1980 film), an American film starring Charles Bronson *''Border Line'', a 1999 television film starring Sherry Stringfield * ''Borderline'' (2002 film), an American film starring Gina Gershon * ''Border Line'' (film), a 2002 Japanese film by Sang-il Lee * ''Borderline'' (2008 film), a Canadian French-language film directed by Lyne Charlebois *''Border Line'', a 2009 film featuring Johnny Ray Television * ''Borderline'' (TV series), a 2016–2017 British mockumentary television comedy series *''The Borderline'', a 2014 Hong Kong television series * "Borderline" (''Good Girls''), a 2018 episode Literature * ''Borderline'' (magazine), a 2001–2003 comics e-zine *''Borderline'', a 2016 novel by Mishell Baker *''Borderline'', a 1996 short-story collection by Leann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
