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Carola Hansson
Carola Hansson-Boëthius (born 7 September 1942) is a Swedish novelist, dramatist and translator. Biography Born in Stockholm, Carola Hansson studied Russian and history of art and literature at Uppsala University. Together with Karin Lindén, she authored her first work in 1980, ''Samtal med kvinnor i Moskva'', translated into English as ''Moscow Women: Thirteen Interviews'', published in 1983. Hansson's first novel, ''Det drömda barnet'' (The Dream Child) was published in 1983, presenting the feelings of fear and longing she experienced in childhood and which typify her later works, especially ''Pojken från Jerusalem'' (1986), ''De två trädgårdarna'' (1989) and ''Resan till det blå huset'' (1991). She became widely recognized in 1994 with ''Andrej'', a novel about the Tolstoy family, which was well received by the critics. Her most recent work, ''Med ett namn som mitt'' (With a Name like Mine, 2009), follows on from ''Andrej'' in an episode based on a meeting between the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbeth Larsson
Lisbeth Helena Larsson (1949–2021) was a Swedish literary historian and researcher who from 2000 was professor of literary studies at the University of Gothenburg where she focused on gender studies. Drawing on the archive of women's history at the Arts Faculty Library, she published a book on women from Gothenburg, ''Hundrade och en Göteborgskvinnor'' (101 Gothenburg Women). It paved the way for a grant from the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation which in March 2018 led to the establishment of ''Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon'', a searchable biographical dictionary of Swedish women. Larsson is also remembered as a theatre and literature critic for the newspaper ''Expressen''. Early life, family and education Born in Vara on 11 May 1949, Lisbeth Helena Larsson was the daughter of the bicycle shop owner, Knut Wilhelm Larsson and his wife Karen Linnea. She had an elder sister, Carina Maria. In the early 1980s, she married Börge Persson, with whom she had a son, Carl Marti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobloug Prize Winners
Dobloug is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jørgen Dobloug (1945–2018), Norwegian artist * Mikkel Dobloug (politician) (1844–1913), Norwegian merchant, wholesaler, philanthropist, and politician * Mikkel Dobloug (skier) (born 1944), Norwegian Nordic combined skier {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Swedish Women Writers
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Swedish Women Dramatists And Playwrights
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Living People
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Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Births
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in which they agree "not to make any separate peace with the Axis powers". * January 5 – WWII: Two prisoners, British officer Airey Neave and Dutch officer Anthony Luteyn, escape from Colditz Castle in Germany. After travelling for three days, they reach the Swiss border. * January 7 – WWII: ** Battle of Slim River: Japanese forces of the 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 5th Division, sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobloug Prize
The Dobloug Prize (, ) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is 4 * 150,000 Swedish crowns (2011). The Dobloug Prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy. Prize winners List of winners, source: References {{Dobloug Prize winners Swedish literary awards Norwegian literary awards Awards established in 1951 1951 establishments in Sweden Swedish Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
