Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2 appearances
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Edition 16 (1997) Winner
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Edition 20 (2001) Winner
Åke Edwardson
オーケ・エドワルドソン
Åke Edwardson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-03-10 （Eksjö, Småland, Sweden）
- Nationality
- スウェーデン, スウェーデン人
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Eksjö, Sweden → Gothenburg, Sweden
Career
- Occupations
- author, detective fiction writer, journalist, press officer, lecturer in journalism
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Gothenburg, United Nations
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for Best Swedish Crime Novel | — | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | Winner (3 times) |
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for Best Swedish Crime Novel
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
Winner (3 times)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sun and Shadow
1999 crime fictionAn Erik Winter novel.
crimeshadow
Translations
- English translation by Laurie Thompson
Bibliography
- Till allt som varit dött (1995)
- Gå ut min själ (1996)
- Genomresa (1999)
- Dans med en ängel (1997) / Death Angels
- Rop från långt avstånd (1998) / The Shadow Woman
- Sun and Shadow (1999)
- Never End (2000)
- Frozen Tracks (2001)
- Sail of Stone (2002)
- Jukebox (2003)
- Winterland (2004)
- Samurajsommar (2005)
- Room No. 10 (2005)
- Drakmånad (2006)
- Vänaste land (2006)
- Nästan död man (2007)
- Den sista vintern (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detective fiction stylecrime novels set in Gothenburg
- Recurring Motifs
- Inspector Erik Winter
Legacy
Swedish author of detective fiction, known for the Inspector Winter series. Three-time winner of the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for best crime novel.
Quotes
-
I will never write a crime novel again
Source: Der Spiegel (2008)
Trivia
- Planned to end the Winter series after 10 books.