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Nina Van Den Brink
Nina Margita van den Brink (born 6 September 1966) is a Finnish-Swedish author and journalist. She won the August Prize in 2022. Born in Porvoo, van den Brink studied literature, film studies, French, economics, statistics, sociology and journalism. She has worked as a journalist with several Swedish publications including '' Dagens industri'', ''Expressen'', ''Computer Sweden'', ''Internetworld'' and ''Situation Sthlm''. Since 2016 she has worked for ''Fokus'' where she became culture editor in 2018. In 2022, van den Brink published the book ''Jag har torkat nog många golv'', a biography of Maja Ekelöf. Göran Greider wrote that van den Brink managed to create a rare realistic sense of presence. He believed that the biography has prospects of becoming a classic like Ekelöf's debut book "Report from a Scouring-Pale" () (1970). For the book, van den Brink was awarded the August Prize for fiction in 2022. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq *Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology *No income, no asset, a mortgage lending concept *"No Irish need apply", an anti-Irish racism phrase found in some 19th-century employment ads in the United States Geography * Nina, Estonia, a village in Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County, Estonia * Nina, Mozambique, a village in the Ancuabe District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique United States * Nina, West Virginia, an unincorporated area in Doddridge County, West Virginia *Nina, Texas, a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas * Nina Station, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana *Ninaview, Colorado, an unincorporated area in Bent County, Colorado Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Nina'' (1956 film), a West German film * ''Nina'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Ekelöf
Maja Ekelöf (23 February 1918 – 29 August 1989) was a Swedish writer. Life Ekelöf was a native of Karlskoga, Sweden, and worked as a cleaner A cleaner, cleanser or cleaning operative is a type of industrial or domestic worker who is tasked with cleaning a space. A janitor (Scotland, United States and Canada), also known as a custodian, Facility Operator, porter or caretaker, is a pe .... She depicted her work life in her published works. Ekelöf's "Report from a Scouring-Pale" (), published in 1970, is one of the most renowned works in the working-class genre. During the 1970s, she was voted the 2nd most popular woman in Sweden by the Swedish magazine Femina. After Ekelöf, a square was named in 2019, Maja Ekelöf's Square, in Karlskoga. References Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekelof, Maja 1918 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Swedish writers Burials at East Karlskoga Cemetery Swedish-language writers Writers from Karlskoga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Prize Winners
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as July 10 and ends around August 10. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August. Among the aborigines of the Canary I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Writers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television licence, licensing fee, the level of which is decided by the Riksdag, Swedish Riksdag. As of 1 January 2019, the funds stem from standard taxation. No advertising is permitted. Its legal status could be described as that of a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation, quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization. History The company – which was founded as AB Radiotjänst ("Radio Service Ltd") by a consortium of newspaper companies, the Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå, TT news agency, and radio manufacturing interests on 21 March 1924 – made its first broadcast on 1 January 1925: a relay of High Mass from Saint James's Church, Stockholm, St James's Church in Stockholm. It was officially renamed Sveriges Radio in 1957. Sveriges Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Greider
Per Göran Greider (born 1959) is a Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, social democratic journalist, author and poet. Greider's poetry was first published in 1981. Greider has been the editor in chief of the Dalecarlia, provincial newspaper ''Dala-Demokraten'' since 1999. He is a prominent left-wing advocate in panel discussions on radio (Sveriges Radio) and television (TV4 (Sweden), TV4) and in the Swedish public debate at large. References 1959 births Living people Swedish journalists Swedish social democrats 20th-century Swedish poets Swedish newspaper editors Swedish radio personalities Swedish television personalities Swedish political writers Swedish male poets 20th-century Swedish male writers People from Vingåker Municipality {{Sweden-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a Television licensing in Sweden, television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation." Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Sthlm
''Situation Sthlm'' is a street newspaper sold by homeless people in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1995, and was Sweden's only street newspaper until ''Faktum'' and ''Aluma (street paper), Aluma'' were founded early in the 2000s. In 2006 it was awarded the grand prize of Publicistklubben (Swedish Publicists' Association) together with its sister papers ''Faktum'' and ''Aluma''. References External linksSituation Sthlm 1995 establishments in Sweden Newspapers published in Stockholm Newspapers established in 1995 Street newspapers 1990s establishments in Stockholm {{Sweden-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish-speaking Population Of Finland
The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; ; ) is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural, ethnic or linguistic group or, occasionally, a distinct nationality. They speak Finland Swedish, which encompasses both a standard language and distinct dialects that are mutually intelligible with the dialects spoken in Sweden and, to a lesser extent, other Scandinavian languages. According to Statistics Finland, Swedish is the mother tongue of about 260,000 people in mainland Finland and of about 26,000 people in Åland, a self-governing archipelago off the west coast of Finland, where Swedish is the sole official language. Swedish-speakers comprise 5% of the total Finnish population or about 4.9% without Åland. The proportion has been steadily diminishing since the early 19th century, when Swedish was the mother tongue of approximately 15% of the population a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internetworld
''Internetworld'' was a Swedish magazine focusing on the Internet and business surrounding it. History and profile ''Internetworld'' was started in 1996. The magazine was owned and published Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ... by IDG. In 1997, ''Internetworld'' started an annual ranking of Sweden's 100 best websites, the ''Topp100''. In 2005, it arranged the first ''Webbdagarna'' conference. ''Internetworld'' ceased publication in 2013, but IDG Sweden has kept the annual Topp100 ranking and Webbdagarna conferences. References External linksInternetworld- In Swedish 1996 establishments in Sweden 2013 disestablishments in Sweden Computer magazines published in Sweden Defunct computer magazines Defunct magazines published in Sweden Magazines established in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Sweden
''Computerworld'' (abbreviated as CW) is a computer magazine published since 1967 aimed at information technology (IT) and business technology professionals. Original a print magazine, ''Computerworld'' published its final print issue in 2014; since then, it has been available as an online news website and as an online magazine. As a printed weekly during the 1970s and into the 1980s, ''Computerworld'' was the leading trade publication in the data processing industry. Based on circulation and revenue it was one of the most successful trade publications in any industry. Later in the 1980s it began to lose its dominant position. It is published in many countries around the world under the same or similar names. Each country's version of ''Computerworld'' includes original content and is managed independently. The publisher of ''Computerworld'', Foundry (formerly IDG Communications), is a subsidiary of International Data Group. History The publication was launched in 1967 by In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
