August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1992) Winner
Niklas Rådström
ニクラス・ロードストローム
Nikurasu Rōdostorōmu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-04-12 （Sweden）
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Stockholm, Sweden
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Stockholm University of the Arts, Linnaeus University
- Memberships
- Member of the Academy of The Nine (since 1996), Swedish Academy (abstained in 2018)
- Influenced By
- Pär Rådström
- Nominations
- 29th Guldbagge Awards nomination for Best Screenplay (Speak Up! It's So Dark)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | August Prize | Medan tiden tänker på annat | — | Swedish Academy | winner |
| 2008 | Dobloug Prize | — | — | Swedish Academy | winner |
August Prize
1992
Work:
Medan tiden tänker på annat
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
winner
Dobloug Prize
2008
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Poems about the life of Sandro della Quercia
1979 Poetry collectionA lyrical biography in poetry of a fictional Renaissance artist.
RenaissanceArtist's life
Medan tiden tänker på annat
1992 NovelSecond part of an autobiographical trilogy, awarded the August Prize.
TimeAutobiographyLife
Book of Life
LibrettoFour-hour opera libretto based on the Bible.
BibleLife
Bibliography
- Poems about the life of Sandro della Quercia (1979)
- Medan tiden tänker på annat (1992)
- Stig. (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical poetic expressionHistorical and mythical motifs
- Recurring Motifs
- TimeDeathArtBible
Health
-
Leukemia2017-Described in the 2019 poetry collection 'Then, when I was a poet' and the 2020 novel 'As if nothing has already happened'.
Legacy
One of Sweden's most noted and prolific contemporary poets, novelists and playwrights.
Trivia
- Son of the author Pär Rådström and theater director Anne Marie Rådström.
- Diagnosed with leukemia in 2017.