Lars Ardelius (1 November 1926 – 23 July 2012) was a

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psychologist and novelist. He was born in

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, lived in

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and died in

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. Ardelius made his literary debut in 1958. Among his novels are ''Och kungen var kung'' from 1976, ''Tid och otid'' from 1978, and ''Provryttare'' from 1981. He chaired the

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from 1982 to 1984. He was awarded the

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in 1986.

Bibliography

*''Dagligt allehanda'', 1958 *''Mått och steg'', 1959 *''Krafter och spel'', 1962 *''Svävningar'', 1963 *''Rök'', 1964 *''Spritt språngande'', 1965 *''Plagiat'', 1968 *''Gösta Berglunds saga'', 1970 *''Kronprinsarna'', 1972 *''Smorgasbordet'', 1974 (essays) *''Och kungen var kung'', 1976 ( historic novel, part II, 19th century) *''Tid och otid'', 1978 (historic novel, part III, 20th century) *''Provryttare'', 1981 (historic novel, part IV, 20th century) *''Nya Drömboken'', 1982 (essays) *''Ogjort'', 1983 *''Större än störst'', 1985 *''Barnsben'', 1986 *''De små sändebuden'', 1987 *''Skjuta i höjden'', 1988 *''Sällskapsdjuret'', 1989 *''Slutet''; om dödens höghet och låghet, 1990 (together with P.C. Jersild) *''Livtag'', 1991 *''Kurage!'', 1993 *''Resandets ensak'', 1995 (essays) *''Bitvargen'', 1997 (självbiografi del IV) *''Lilla sockerstunden'', 1998 (4 långa noveller) *''Världens ställe - herrgårdsroman'', 2000 *''Ett hål i naturen, essäer om konst'', 2002 *''Ingen ålder'', 2003 *''Den helande skuggan'', 2003 *''Hammarens slag och hjärtats'', 2004 *''En lyckad begravning'' 2005 *''I vitögat'' (2006) *''Där Satan rullar i sanden'' 2008 *''Privata liv'' 2009 *''Livs levande'', 2010

References

1926 births 2012 deaths 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists Dobloug Prize winners Swedish psychologists Swedish male novelists 20th-century Swedish male writers 21st-century Swedish male writers People from Falun Writers from Dalarna County {{Sweden-writer-stub