Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
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Edition 100 (2019) Winner
Ola Larsmo
オラ・ラルスモ
Ola Larsmo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957 （Sundbyberg）
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Sundbyberg (birthplace) → Västervik (ten years) → Uppsala (as of 2011)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, freelance critic, editor
- Active Years
- 1981-2024
- Affiliations
- BLM (editor, 1984-1990), Dagens Nyheter (critic), Författarförbundet (board member until 2003)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppsala University | — | North Germanic languages, literature, theology, history | — | — | Sweden |
Uppsala University
North Germanic languages, literature, theology, history
Country:
Sweden
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bjørnson Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Moa Martinson visiting professorship | — | — | Linköping University | 任命 |
Bjørnson Prize
2008
Result:
受賞
Moa Martinson visiting professorship
2023
Organization:
Linköping University
Result:
任命
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Swede Hollow
2016 historical novelNovel about Swedish emigrants who settled in Swede Hollow, Saint Paul.
emigrationhistory
Översten
2020 historical novelHistorical novel about Oscar Broady.
historymilitary
Förrädare
2012 novelDeceit, a novel.
deceit
Bibliography
- Vindmakaren (The wind maker)
- Fågelvägen (As the bird flies)
- Engelska parken (The English park)
- Odysséer
- Stumheten (The dumbness)
- Himmel och jord må brinna (Heaven and earth will burn)
- Maroonberget (The Maroon Mountain)
- net.wars
- Joyce bor inte här längre (Joyce doesn't live here any more)
- Norra Vasa 133
- Andra sidan (The other side)
- En glänta i skogen (A glen in the forest)
- 404
- Djävulssonaten (The devil's sonata)
- Jag vill inte tjäna (I don't want to serve)
- Förrädare (Deceit)
- 101 historiska hjältar (101 human rights' heroes)
- Swede Hollow
- Översten (The Colonel)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Specializes in historical novelsAlso writes essays
- Recurring Motifs
- historical eventsemigrationantisemitism
Legacy
Swedish writer known for historical novels and criticism. Recipient of Bjørnson Prize.
Trivia
- Many works focus on Swedish emigrant history.