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Kristina Lugn

クリスティーナ・ルーン

Kurisutīna Rūn

Aliases: Gunhild Bricken Kristina Lugn

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948-11-14 (Tierp)
Died
2020-05-09 (Stockholm) age 71
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Tierp → Skövde → Stockholm

Career

Occupations
poet, dramatist, theatre director
Active Years
1972-2020
Affiliations
Swedish Academy, Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra
Memberships
Swedish Academy Seat No. 14

Awards

Dobloug Prize
1999
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: winner
Selma Lagerlöf Prize
1999
Result: winner
Bellman Prize
2002
Result: winner
Gustaf Fröding Society's lyrics prize
2007
Organization: Gustaf Fröding Society
Result: winner
Övralids prize
2009
Result: winner
Karamelodiktstipendiet
2014
Organization: Povel Ramel Society
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Om jag inte

1972 poetry collection

Debut poetry collection.

existence

Nattorienterarna

1999 poetry collection

Poetry collection about night orienteers.

lonelinessdeath

Hej då, ha det så bra

2003 poetry collection

Poetry collection about farewell.

farewell

Titta en älg

1999 play

Look, a moose!

humoureveryday life

Kvinnorna vid Svansjön

2003 play

The Women by Swan Lake.

womencrises

Bibliography

  • Om jag inte (If I Not)
  • Till min man, om han kunde läsa (To My Husband, If He Could Read)
  • Döda honom! (Kill Him!)
  • Om ni hör ett skott (If You Hear A Gun Shot)
  • Percy Wennerfors
  • Bekantskap önskas med äldre bildad herre (Looking For Acquaintance With Educated Older Gentleman)
  • Lugn bara Lugn (Lugn Just Lugn)
  • Hundstunden (The Dog Hour)
  • Samlat lugn (Collected Lugn)
  • Nattorienterarna (The Night Orienteers)
  • Hej då, ha det så bra (Good Bye, Have A Great Time)

Translations of Works

  • Serbian (translated by Eleonora Luthander)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ironycynicismblack humour
Recurring Motifs
lonelinessdeathmid-life crises

Legacy

Prominent Swedish modern poet and dramatist, celebrated for her ironic, cynical, and black-humoured works touching on loneliness, death, and mid-life crises. Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat 14).

In Popular Culture

  • Her composed piece 'Vilar glad. I din famn' was performed at the 2010 wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling.

Trivia

  • Father was Major-General Robert Lugn.
  • Daughter is author Martina Montelius.
  • Spouse is Mons Montelius.
  • Served as artistic director of Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra from 1997 to 2011.