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Carola Hansson

カロラ・ハンソン

Carola Hansson

Aliases: Carola Hansson-Boëthius

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1942-09-07 （Stockholm）
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish, Russian
Residence History
Stockholm

Career

Occupations
novelist, dramatist, translator
Active Years
1980-2024
Influenced By
Leo Tolstoy

Education

Uppsala University
Russian and history of art and literature
Country: Sweden

Awards

Swedish Radio Novel Prize
1995
Organization: Swedish Radio
Result: 受賞
Dobloug Prize
2006
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: 受賞
Selma Lagerlöf Prize
2018
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Andrej

1994 novel

A novel about the Tolstoy family

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The Dream Child

1983 novel

Presents feelings of fear and longing from childhood

childhoodemotions

With a Name like Mine

2009 novel

Episode based on a meeting with someone who knew Tolstoy's son Ilya

Tolstoyencounter

Masja

2015 novel

Final part of the Tolstoy family trilogy

familyhistory

Bibliography

  • Samtal med kvinnor i Moskva (1980)
  • Kvinnan och Ryssland (1981)
  • Det drömda barnet (1983)
  • Stilleben i vitt (1985)
  • Pojken från Jerusalem (1987)
  • De två trädgårdarna (1989)
  • Resan till det blå huset (1991)
  • Steinhof (1997)
  • Den älskvärde (2000)
  • Mästarens dröm (2005)
  • Andrej (1994)
  • Med ett namn som mitt (2009)
  • Masja (2015)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
emotionally rich descriptionsenigmatic narrative
Recurring Motifs
fear and longing from childhoodfamily conflicts

Legacy

Swedish novelist known for novels about the Tolstoy family, recipient of several literary awards including Dobloug Prize and Selma Lagerlöf Prize.