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Eva Ulla Nina Burton (born 5 October 1946) is a Swedish poet and essayist.


Career

Burton's writings have, among other things, focused on the intersection between
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and
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. The essay book '' Den nya kvinnostaden'' was nominated for the
August Prize The August Prize () is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. The Swedish Publishers' Association also ...
in 2005. Her book ''Flodernas bok'' won
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in 2012. In 2016 Burton was awarded the
August Prize The August Prize () is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. The Swedish Publishers' Association also ...
for non-fiction for '' Gutenberggalaxens nova''. She was nominated to the culture prize of
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in 2021 for her book ''Livets tunna väggar.'' She has been a member of the
Samfundet De Nio Samfundet De Nio (''The Nine Society'' or ''Society of the Nine'') is a Swedish literary society founded on 14 February 1913 in Stockholm by a testamentary donation from writer Lotten von Kraemer. The society has nine members who are elected for ...
literary society since 1994 and a member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences () is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting nat ...
since 2009.


Works

*1984 – ''Mellan eld och skugga. Studier i den lyriska motsägelsen hos Werner Aspenström'' *1987 – ''Bakom den gröna dörren'' *1988 – ''Den hundrade poeten'' *1991 – ''Alkemins blå eld'', tillsammans med Saleh Oweini *1994 – ''Resans syster, poesin'' *1998 – ''Det splittrade alfabetet'' *2000 – ''De röda minustalen'' (diktsamling) *2002 – ''Det som muser viskat'' *2005 – '' Den nya kvinnostaden'' *2008 – ''Ett svar i 24 skärvor'' *2012 – ''Flodernas bok'' *2016 – '' Gutenberggalaxens nova: En essäberättelse om Erasmus av Rotterdam, humanismen och 1500-talets medierevolution'' *2020 – ''Livets tunna väggar'' *2022 –
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Awards

*2006 –
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*2007 – Aspenströmpriset *2007 – Gun och Olof Engqvists stipendium *2007 – Letterstedtska författarpriset *2008 – Sorescupriset *2012 –
Stora fackbokspriset Stora Enso Oyj (from and ) is a Finnish and Swedish forest industry company. It develops and produces various materials, mostly based on wood, for a range of industries and applications worldwide. It has headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and ...
*2016 –
August Prize The August Prize () is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. The Swedish Publishers' Association also ...
for ''Gutenberggalaxens nova: En essäberättelse om Erasmus av Rotterdam, humanismen och 1500-talets medierevolution'' *2017 –
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*2020 – Övralidspriset


References

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