Ellen Mattson (born 22 September 1962) is a Swedish writer. Her first fictional work to be published in English translation was ''Snow'' (2005), a historical novel set in the early 18th century. She has won several literary prizes, including the

Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize The Svenska Dagbladets litteraturpris is a Swedish literature prize given by the newspaper ''Svenska Dagbladet ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History a ...

in 1998, the

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) 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. T ...

in 2009, and the

Selma Lagerlöf Prize The Selma Lagerlöf Prize is a Swedish literary prize awarded to an author writing in the spirit of Selma Lagerlöf who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize was founded by the Sunne Municipality in 1983 and has been a ...

in 2011. On 28 March 2019, the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is b ...

elected Mattson as a new member of the academy. She was inducted in December 2019.

Selected works

* ''Truman Capote och faktaromanen'' ( Examensarbete vid Högskolan i Borås) 1989 * ''Nattvandring'' 1992 * ''Vägen härifrån'' 1994 * ''Resenärerna'' 1998 * ''Poetens liv'' 1999 * ''Snö'' 2001 (en historisk roman som utspelar sig i tidigt 1700-tal) * ''Splendorville'' 2004 * ''Arves hus'' 2005 * ''Glädjestranden'' 2008 * ''Vinterträdet'' 2012

References

1962 births Living people People from Uddevalla Municipality Swedish women novelists Swedish historical novelists Writers from Bohuslän Women historical novelists Dobloug Prize winners Members of the Swedish Academy {{sweden-writer-stub