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Lars Sund

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Lars Sund

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953 (Jakobstad, Finland)
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Swedish, English
Residence History
Jakobstad, Finland → Turku, Finland → Uppsala, Sweden

Career

Occupations
novelist, author
Active Years
1974-2024
Nominations
Finlandia Prize nomination (1997, Lanthandlerskans son)

Education

Åbo Akademi University
English, Swedish and Comparative Literature
Country: Finland

Awards

Runeberg Award
1992
Work: Colorado Avenue
Result: won
Thanks for the Book Award
1993
Work: Colorado Avenue
Result: won
Lars Widding Award
1998
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ögonblick

1974 novel

Natten är ännu ung

1975 novel

Vinterhamn

1983 novel

Colorado Avenue

1991 novel
Adaptations
  • [film] Colorado Avenue / Claes Olsson (2008)
Translations
  • translated to Finnish

Bibliography

  • Ögonblick - 1974
  • Natten är ännu ung - 1975
  • Vinterhamn - 1983
  • Colorado Avenue - 1991
  • Lanthandlerskans son - 1997
  • Eriks bok - 2003
  • En lycklig liten ö - 2007
  • En morgontrött fågelskådares bekännelser, Dagboksblad maj-december - 2010

Adaptations

  • Colorado Avenue (movie)

Translations of Works

  • Five latest books translated to Finnish

Style & Themes

Recurring Motifs
ornithology

Legacy

A Finland-Swedish author known for his novels set in Ostrobothnia region.

Trivia

  • Ornithology is his favorite hobby.