August Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (1993) Winner
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Edition 15 (2003) Winner
Kerstin Ekman
ケルスティン・エクマン
Kerstin Ekman
Aliases:
Kerstin Lillemor Hjorth
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1933-08-27 （Finspång, Sweden）
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1959-
- Affiliations
- Swedish Academy (Seat No. 15)
- Memberships
- Swedish Academy (elected 1978; inactive from 1989; resignation granted 2018)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppsala University | History of Literature | Faculty of Humanities | — | — | Sweden |
Uppsala University
History of Literature
/ Faculty of Humanities
Country:
Sweden
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Litteris et Artibus | — | — | Royal Swedish Court (Litteris et Artibus) | 受賞 |
Litteris et Artibus
1998
Organization:
Royal Swedish Court (Litteris et Artibus)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1993) Winner
Nordic Council Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1994) Winner
Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 103 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten)
1993 Detective novel / MysteryA large-scale psychological and social mystery about disappearances and a murder in a small town, exploring buried relationships and community secrets.
social conflictmemory and the pastrural nature
Translations
- Blackwater — translated into English by Joan Tate (1996)
Under the Snow (De tre små mästarna)
1961 Detective novel / MysteryAn early detective novel focusing on a crime mystery and character portrayals.
crimepsychological portrait
Translations
- Under the Snow — translated into English by Joan Tate (1997)
The Women and the Town (Kvinnorna och staden) tetralogy
1974 Social novel / Family sagaA four-volume series following women's lives and the effects of urbanization, portraying intergenerational perspectives on the town's changes and relationships.
women's perspectivesurbanizationintergenerational relations
The Wolfskin (Vargskinnet) trilogy
1999 Novels with historical/social elementsA trilogy in which personal histories intersect with broader social history.
history and memoryindividual and society
Bibliography
- Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten, 1993)
- De tre små mästarna (1961)
- The Forest of Hours (Rövarna i Skuleskogen, 1988)
- Grand final i skojarbranschen (2011)
- Då var allt levande och lustigt (2015)
Translations of Works
- Blackwater — translated into English by Joan Tate (1996)
- Under the Snow — translated into English by Joan Tate (1997)
- The Forest of Hours — English translation (1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychological and social realism with detailed character depictionUse of time and memory in narrative structure
- Recurring Motifs
- Northern Swedish nature and landscapeWomen's perspectives and communityMemory of the past and guilt
Legacy
An important contemporary Swedish writer. Highly regarded for works that combine crime/mystery with social and psychological themes; former member of the Swedish Academy.
Trivia
- Elected to the Swedish Academy in 1978; became inactive in 1989 and was granted resignation in 2018.
- Awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1998.