Ernst Brunner (born 5 September 1950) is a Swedish writer and literary scholar. Brunner was born in

Tullinge Tullinge is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the eastern part of Botkyrka Municipality, on the border to the Flemingsberg part of Huddinge Municipality. It had approximately 20,000 inhabitants in 2011.Edith Södergran Edith Irene Södergran (4 April 1892 – 24 June 1923) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism, German expressionism, and Russian f ...

. His early fictional works include the poetry collections ''Jag ändrar ställning klockan tre'' from 1979, ''Söderväggar'' from 1980, and ''I det stora och hela'' from 1982, and the novels ''Känneru brorsan?'' (1980), ''Dans på rovor'' (1983), and ''Svarta villan'' (1987). His novel ''Edith'' from 1992 is a fictional treatment of Edith Södergren, ''Fukta din aska'' (2002) is a biographical novel on

Carl Michael Bellman Carl Michael Bellman (; 4 February 1740 – 11 February 1795) was a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, poet, and entertainer. He is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a powerful influence in Swedish music, as wel ...

, and ''Carolus Rex'' (2005) is a biographical novel on

Charles XII of Sweden Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII () or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.), was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of ...

. In 2019 he published ''Likt ett skeleton'', a historical biography of

Johan Helmich Roman Johan Helmich Roman (26 October 1694 – 20 November 1758) was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Handel." He was the leader of the Swedish Royal Orchestra during the first decades of Swed ...

. He was awarded the

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 crow ...

in 2019.

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