Andrea Lundgren (born 1986) is a Swedish writer. She was born and raised in the town of
Boden in
Norrbotten
Norrbotten (), sometimes called North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.
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, in the far north of Sweden.
She made her debut in 2010 with the novel ''I tunga vintrars mage''. Her second novel ''Glupahungern'' followed four years later. In 2018, ''Glupahungern'' was dramatized by
Ellenor Lindgren and premiered at
Västerbottensteatern. It then went on tour around Sweden.
Also in 2018 came her first collection of short stories, ''
Nordic Fauna'', which received glowing reviews and won domestic literary prizes such as
Tidningen Vi:s litteraturpris and
Samfundet de Nios vinterpris. An English translation has been published by
Peirene Press
Peirene Press is an independent publishing house based in Bath. Established by the novelist and journalist Meike Ziervogel, Peirene publishes literary fiction in translation from all over the world. Their books are regularly listed for significa ...
.
References
1986 births
Living people
category:21st-century Swedish writers
category:21st-century Swedish women writers
People from Boden, Sweden
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