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Aino Trosell

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Aino Trosell

Aliases: Aino Kristina Trosell

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1949-05-22 (Malung)
Nationality
Sweden, Swedish
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Malung → Göteborg

Career

Occupations
author, playwright, welder, social worker
Active Years
1978-2021
Influenced
Elsie Johansson, Kjell Johansson, Majgull Axelsson

Awards

Moa-priset
1990
Result: 受賞
Ivar Lo-Johanssons personliga pris
1994
Result: 受賞
Hedenvind-plaketten
1996
Result: 受賞
Polonipriset
1999
Work: Ytspänning
Result: 受賞
Bästa svenska kriminalroman
2000
Work: Om hjärtat ännu slår
Organization: Svenska Deckarakademin
Result: 受賞
Landsbygdens författarstipendium
2001
Organization: Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan
Result: 受賞
Stig Sjödinpriset
2004
Result: 受賞
Ivar Lo-priset
2006
Result: 受賞
De Nios Vinterpris
2016
Result: 受賞
Ove Allanssonsällskapets stipendium
2021
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Socialsvängen

1978 social novel

Debut novel based on her experience as a social worker.

social issuesworking class

Hjärtblad

2010 historical novel

Her 20th book about the history of wandering Dalkullor.

women's historyrural decline

Bibliography

  • Socialsvängen
  • Hjärtstocken
  • Samnanger
  • Facklorna
  • Offshore
  • Jäntungen
  • Hjärtblad

Translations of Works

  • Offshore (French)
  • Om hjärtat ännu slår (Danish)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
social realismworking-class literaturecrime literature
Recurring Motifs
urban lifeshipyardsrural declinewomen's experiences

Legacy

Regarded as one of the modern Swedish working-class authors, known for works depicting social issues and the working class.

In Popular Culture

  • Participated in the TV quiz show På spåret in 2015, winning one match.

Trivia

  • Moved from Malung to Göteborg in 1966.
  • Worked as a welder for ten years until 1985.