Rose Lagercrantz (born in

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in 1947) is a Swedish writer for children and adults. Her first book was published in 1973, and she has since had her work translated into English, German, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, Slovak and Hebrew.

Books (selection)

*2010 – ''Mitt lyckliga liv'' *2012 – ''Om man ännu finns'' *2012 – ''Mitt hjärta hoppar och skrattar'' (illustrated by Eva Eriksson) *2012 – ''Födelsedagsbarnet'' (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz) *2013 – ''Julbarnet'' (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz) *2013 – ''Barnvakten'' (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz) *2014 – ''Sist jag var som lyckligast'' (illustrated by Eva Eriksson) *2015 – ''Livet enligt Dunne''

English translations

*2012 – ''My Happy Life'', (

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) 136pp., *2014 – ''My Heart is Laughing'', (Gecko Press) 120pp., *2015 – ''When I Am Happiest'', (Gecko Press) 128pp., *2016 – ''Life According to Dani'', (Gecko Press) 108pp., *2017 – ''See You When I See You'', (Gecko Press) 152pp., *2019 – ''Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows'', (Gecko Press) 184pp., *2020 – ''All's Happy That Ends Happy'', (Gecko Press) 224pp.,

Awards (selection)

*1979 –

Astrid Lindgren Prize The Astrid Lindgren Prize () is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to honour Lindgren on her 60th birthda ...

*1980 –

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

*1988 –

Expressens Heffaklump Expressens Heffaklump (Heffaklumpen) is a Swedish annual award for children's and youth culture, especially children's and youth literature, that is awarded by the newspaper Expressen. The award was established in 1966 and the original award statue ...

*1992 – Vi Magazine Literature Prize *1995 –

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 ...

References

External links

Rose Lagercrantz author biography

Official author website (Swedish)
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Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize Writers from Stockholm