Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1987) Winner
Olov Svedelid
オロフ・スヴェデリッド
Olov Svedelid
Aliases:
Olov Arvid Alfredsson / Olov Arvid Svedelid
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-08-26 （Johannes församling, Stockholm）
- Died
- 2008-09-22 （Danderyd） age 76
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Stockholm → Solna → Gävle → Malmö → Stockholm (Gamla stan)
Career
- Occupations
- author, journalist, playwright, theater director
- Active Years
- 1964-2008
- Affiliations
- Seniorteatern (Reginateatern)
- Memberships
- Föreningen Kriminalförfattare i Stockholm, Svenska Deckarakademin, Sällskapet Deckarvännerna, Stallbröderna, Rotary
- Influenced By
- August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Sinclair Lewis, Raymond Chandler, Ed McBain, Franz Kafka, Charles Dickens, Jean-Paul Sartre
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kungsholmens folkskola | — | General | — | 1939-1944 | Sweden |
| Vasa realskola | — | General | — | 1944- | Sweden |
| Norra Latin | — | General | — | 1948- | Sweden |
Kungsholmens folkskola
General
Period:
1939-1944
Year of Graduation:
1944
Country:
Sweden
Vasa realskola
General
Period:
1944-
Country:
Sweden
Norra Latin
General
Period:
1948-
Country:
Sweden
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Expressens Sherlockpris | Anmäld försvunnen | 最優秀犯罪小説 | Expressen | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Svenska Deckarakademins pris (best children's/YA crime novel) | Betongrosorna och de falska nycklarna | 児童・YA部門 | Svenska Deckarakademin | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Svenska Deckarakademins pris (best Swedish crime novel) | Barnarov | 一般部門 | Svenska Deckarakademin | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Grand Master-diplom | — | — | Svenska Deckarakademin | 受賞 |
Expressens Sherlockpris
1972
Work:
Anmäld försvunnen
Category:
最優秀犯罪小説
Organization:
Expressen
Result:
受賞
Svenska Deckarakademins pris (best children's/YA crime novel)
1977
Work:
Betongrosorna och de falska nycklarna
Category:
児童・YA部門
Organization:
Svenska Deckarakademin
Result:
受賞
Svenska Deckarakademins pris (best Swedish crime novel)
1987
Work:
Barnarov
Category:
一般部門
Organization:
Svenska Deckarakademin
Result:
受賞
Grand Master-diplom
2007
Organization:
Svenska Deckarakademin
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Anmäld försvunnen
1972 crime novelFirst book about Stockholm policeman Roland Hassel, dealing with organized crime.
organized crimeStockholm
Adaptations
- [TV film] Hassel – Anmäld försvunnen (1986)
Barnarov
1987 crime novel12th Hassel novel.
child traffickingcrime
Sista vittnet
1977 courtroom novelFirst Rosenbaum novel, co-written with Leif Silbersky.
courtroomHolocaust
Adaptations
- [TV series] (1993)
Bibliography
- Anmäld försvunnen (1972)
- Svarta banken (1973)
- Beskyddarna (1974)
- Vapenhandlarna (1975)
- Guds rötter (1975)
- Slavhandlarna (1979)
Adaptations
- Hassel TV films (1986-1992)
- Rosenbaum TV series (1993)
Translations of Works
- English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Slovak etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Stockholm-centric settingsrealistic crime depictionsmoral themes
- Recurring Motifs
- organized crimecourtroom dramahistorical Stockholm
Health
-
jaw cancer2005-2008Affected writing, led to memoir
Legacy
One of Sweden's most prolific and popular crime novelists, topped library loans, famous for Hassel series.
In Popular Culture
- Literary plaque (Bondegatan 10)
Trivia
- Adopted wife's surname
- two children
- wanted to be jazz trumpeter but gave up