August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2019) Winner
Marit Kapla
マリット・カプラ
Marit Kapla
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-09-04 （Osebol, Torsby Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden）
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Osebol (Torsby Municipality, Värmland) → Gothenburg, Sweden (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Cultural manager
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Sveriges Television (SVT), Gothenburg Film Festival, Ord och Bild (journal)
- Nominations
- Nominated for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding (English translation of Osebol), Nominated for the European Union Prize for Literature (Kärlek på svenska)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | August Prize | Osebol | — | Swedish Publishers' Association (August Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Guldpennan | Osebol | — | Swedish Publicists' Association | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Studieförbundet Vuxenskolans author prize | Osebol | — | Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Borås Tidnings debutantpris | Osebol | — | Borås Tidning (newspaper) | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Göran Palm Scholarship | — | — | Göran Palm related foundation | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Warwick Prize for Women in Translation | Osebol (English translation by Peter Graves) | — | Warwick Prize organization | 受賞 |
August Prize
2019
Work:
Osebol
Organization:
Swedish Publishers' Association (August Prize)
Result:
受賞
Guldpennan
2019
Work:
Osebol
Organization:
Swedish Publicists' Association
Result:
受賞
Studieförbundet Vuxenskolans author prize
2019
Work:
Osebol
Organization:
Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan
Result:
受賞
Borås Tidnings debutantpris
2020
Work:
Osebol
Organization:
Borås Tidning (newspaper)
Result:
受賞
Göran Palm Scholarship
2021
Organization:
Göran Palm related foundation
Result:
受賞
Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
2022
Work:
Osebol (English translation by Peter Graves)
Organization:
Warwick Prize organization
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2022) Winner
European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2023) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Osebol
2019 Documentary literature / oral historyA compilation of interviews with inhabitants of the Swedish village Osebol. The book assembles excerpts from almost all residents' accounts, portraying daily life, memory, generational change and solitude in the village.
Rural lifeMemoryIntergenerational changeCommunity and solitude
Adaptations
- [Music] Musical settings of Osebol fragments / Martin Hederos
Translations
- English translation by Peter Graves (translation published; English edition date varies by source)
Kärlek på svenska
2022 Interview collectionA collection of interviews on the theme of love. The book is based on material gathered by filmmaker Staffan Julén rather than being entirely carried out by Kapla herself.
LoveRelationshipsCultural perspectives on love
Bibliography
- Osebol (2019)
- Kärlek på svenska (2022)
Adaptations
- Musical settings of Osebol fragments by Martin Hederos
Translations of Works
- Osebol — English translation by Peter Graves
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interview-based compilation/editingDocumentary, voice-centered narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory of the villageGenerational changeDetails of everyday lifeLoneliness and solidarity
Legacy
Marit Kapla has been praised for capturing local voices; her debut Osebol won the August Prize and other major awards. Translations of her work have received international recognition, earning prizes and nominations.
In Popular Culture
- Musician Martin Hederos set fragments of Osebol to music
Trivia
- Her debut Osebol won the 2019 August Prize.
- She lives in Gothenburg and has worked as a journalist and cultural manager.
- She served as one of the editors-in-chief of the journal Ord och Bild from 2016 to 2020.