August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2016) Winner
Lina Wolff
リナ・ウォルフ
Rina Worufu
Aliases:
Lina Maria Erika Wolff
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-10-22 （Lund）
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish, Spanish, Italian, French
- Residence History
- Stångby → Hörby → Spain → Italy → Skåne
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, translator
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Influenced By
- Roberto Bolaño, Samanta Schweblin, César Aira, Gabriel García Márquez
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for the 2013 Swedish Radio Award for Best Novel of the Year
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESMA Business school | — | International Trade | 修士号 | — | Spain |
| — | Literature | — | 修士号 | — | — |
| — | French and Italian | — | 学士号 | — | — |
CESMA Business school
International Trade
Degree:
修士号
Country:
Spain
Madrid
—
Literature
Degree:
修士号
master's degree in Literature
—
French and Italian
Degree:
学士号
bachelor's degree in French and Italian
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vi Magazine Literature Prize | Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | August Prize | The Polyglot Lovers | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize | The Polyglot Lovers | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Swedish Radio Award for Best Novel of the Year | Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs | — | — | ファイナリスト |
| 2016 | Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize | Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | PEN Translates Award | The Polyglot Lovers | — | — | 受賞 |
Vi Magazine Literature Prize
2010
Work:
Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs
Result:
受賞
August Prize
2016
Work:
The Polyglot Lovers
Result:
受賞
Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize
2016
Work:
The Polyglot Lovers
Result:
受賞
Swedish Radio Award for Best Novel of the Year
2013
Work:
Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs
Result:
ファイナリスト
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
2016
Work:
Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs
Result:
受賞
PEN Translates Award
2017
Work:
The Polyglot Lovers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Många människor dör som du
2009 short story collectionA short story collection set in Spain and Skåne.
feminism
Translations
- Many People Die Like You (trans. Saskia Vogel)
Bret Easton Ellis och de andra hundarna
2010 novelDebut novel.
feminism
Translations
- Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs (trans. Frank Perry)
De polyglotta älskarna
2016 novelWon Sweden's biggest literary prize.
polyglotlovers
Translations
- The Polyglot Lovers (trans. Saskia Vogel)
Köttets tid
2019 novelTranslations
- Carnality (trans. Frank Perry)
Djävulsgreppet
2022 novelTranslations
- The Devil's Grip (trans. Saskia Vogel)
Promenader i natten
2024Bibliography
- Många människor dör som du (2009)
- Bret Easton Ellis och de andra hundarna (2010)
- De polyglotta älskarna (2016)
- Köttets tid (2019)
- Djävulsgreppet (2022)
- Promenader i natten (2024)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Roberto Bolaño
- Translations of Samanta Schweblin
- Translations of César Aira
- New translation of Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Influenced by Spanish language literaturefeminist writer
- Recurring Motifs
- feminismmulticulturalism
Legacy
Swedish novelist known for feminist literature and translations from Spanish.
Trivia
- Started writing in 2003 while living in Spain.