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Edition 32 (1987) Winner
Inger Edelfeldt
インゲル・エーデルフェルト
Inger Edelfeldt
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-07-14 （Stockholm）
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Stockholm, Sweden
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Illustrator, Translator, Comic book creator
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Influenced By
- Leonardo da Vinci, Arthur Rackham, Maurice Sendak
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | Breven till nattens drottning | Youth literature | — | Winner |
| 1989 | Adamson Diploma | — | — | Svenska Serieakademien | Winner |
| 1991 | Svenska Dagbladet literary award | — | — | Svenska Dagbladet | Winner |
| 1993 | ABF literature and art stipend | — | — | ABF | Winner |
| 1995 | Göteborgs-Posten literary award | — | — | Göteborgs-Posten | Winner |
| 1995 | Nils Holgersson Plaque | Gravitation | — | — | Winner |
| 1996 | Dobloug Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1996 | Karl Vennberg's prize | — | — | Samfundet De Nio | Winner |
| 1997 | Ivar Lo-Johanssons personal award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1998 | Ludvig Nordström award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1999 | Gustaf Fröding stipend | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Sigtuna foundation writer's scholarship | — | — | Sigtuna foundation | Winner |
| 2021 | Stina Aronson Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2022 | Selma Lagerlöf Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1987
Work:
Breven till nattens drottning
Category:
Youth literature
Result:
Winner
Adamson Diploma
1989
Organization:
Svenska Serieakademien
Result:
Winner
Svenska Dagbladet literary award
1991
Organization:
Svenska Dagbladet
Result:
Winner
ABF literature and art stipend
1993
Organization:
ABF
Result:
Winner
Göteborgs-Posten literary award
1995
Organization:
Göteborgs-Posten
Result:
Winner
Nils Holgersson Plaque
1995
Work:
Gravitation
Result:
Winner
Dobloug Prize
1996
Result:
Winner
Karl Vennberg's prize
1996
Organization:
Samfundet De Nio
Result:
Winner
Ivar Lo-Johanssons personal award
1997
Result:
Winner
Ludvig Nordström award
1998
Result:
Winner
Gustaf Fröding stipend
1999
Result:
Winner
Sigtuna foundation writer's scholarship
2019
Organization:
Sigtuna foundation
Result:
Winner
Stina Aronson Prize
2021
Result:
Winner
Selma Lagerlöf Prize
2022
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Duktig pojke (Good Boy)
1977 Young adult novelThe novel is about the boy Jim who is lonely and asserts himself by excelling in school. Regarded as one of the first coming out novels in Sweden.
IdentityLiberationLoneliness
Breven till nattens drottning
1985 Children's literature
FantasyLettersNight
Bibliography
- Duktig pojke (Good Boy, 1977)
- Hustru (Wife, 1978)
Adaptations
- Nattens barn (TV series)
Translations by Author
- Att spela människa (Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatireFableDramaHumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- Human double natureMirror imageDark side of good lifeIdentityEfforts of liberation
Health
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Self-harming behaviour幼少期Bullied at school leading to self-harming. Later used Zen coaching and meditation.
Legacy
Swedish author of young adult and children's books, illustrator, over 30 books.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared at Gothenburg Book Fair
Quotes
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[Edelfeldt] is a crossbreed between Astrid Lindgren and Franz Kafka.
Source: Göran Hägg
Trivia
- Father was an engineer with depression treated by electrotherapy.
- Father told her stories in the mornings.