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Kinna Gieth

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Kinna Gieth

Aliases: Anna Katarina Gieth Castellano

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1976-06-21 (Ljungskile)
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Ljungskile

Career

Occupations
writer
Active Years
1992-2024
Influenced By
Peter Pohl

Awards

August Prize
1992
Work: I Miss You, I Miss You!
Category: 児童・YA文学
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1995
Work: Du fehlst mir, du fehlst mir!
Organization: Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

I Miss You, I Miss You!

1992 Young adult novel

Semi-autobiographical novel inspired by the death of her twin sister in a traffic accident at age 13.

lossgriefsibling lovemourning
Adaptations
  • [film] I Miss You / Anders Grönros (2011)
Translations
  • German
  • Danish
  • Norwegian
  • Dutch
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic
  • English
  • Slovene

Legacy

Known as the youngest ever recipient of the August Prize, awarded at age 16.

Trivia

  • Youngest August Prize winner in history (aged 16)
  • Debut work co-authored with Peter Pohl, inspired by the death of her twin sister