August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2022) Winner
Nina Margita van den Brink
ニーナ・ヴァン・デン・ブリンク
Nīna van den Burinku
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-09-06 （Porvoo）
- Nationality
- Finland (Swedish-speaking)
- Languages
- Swedish
Career
- Occupations
- author, journalist
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Dagens industri, Expressen, Computer Sweden, Internetworld, Situation Sthlm, Fokus
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | August Prize | "Jag har torkat nog många golv": en biografi om Maja Ekelöf | facklitteratur | Svenska Förläggareföreningen | 受賞 |
August Prize
2022
Work:
"Jag har torkat nog många golv": en biografi om Maja Ekelöf
Category:
facklitteratur
Organization:
Svenska Förläggareföreningen
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
"Jag har torkat nog många golv": en biografi om Maja Ekelöf
2022 biographyA biography of the Swedish author Maja Ekelöf, noted for creating a realistic sense of presence, with potential to become a classic like Ekelöf's debut 'Rapport från en skurhink'.
women's laboreveryday realitybiographical literature
Bibliography
- 2022 – "Jag har torkat nog många golv": en biografi om Maja Ekelöf, Norstedts, ISBN 9789113115474
Legacy
Gained prominence by winning the August Prize in the non-fiction category in 2022 for her biography of Maja Ekelöf, which has been hailed as potentially classic.
Quotes
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van den Brink managed to create a rare realistic sense of presence. He believed that the biography has prospects of becoming a classic like Ekelöf's debut book "Report from a Scouring-Pail".
Source: Arbetarskydd (2022)