Nordic Council Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2007) Winner
Sara Stridsberg
サラ・ブリタ・ストリッズベリ
Sara Stridsberg
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972-08-29 （Solna, Sweden）
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
Career
- Occupations
- author, playwright, translator
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Memberships
- Swedish Academy (Seat No.13)
- Nominations
- International Booker Prize longlist (English translation)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Sveriges Essäfond Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Aftonbladet's Literature Prize | — | — | Aftonbladet | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Nordic Council Literature Prize | Valerie, or The Faculty of Dreams | — | Nordic Council | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Dobloug Prize | — | — | Swedish Academy (awarded) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | European Union Prize for Literature | Beckomberga: Ode till min familj (The Gravity of Love) | — | European Union | 受賞 |
The Sveriges Essäfond Prize
2004
Result:
受賞
Aftonbladet's Literature Prize
2006
Organization:
Aftonbladet
Result:
受賞
Nordic Council Literature Prize
2007
Work:
Valerie, or The Faculty of Dreams
Organization:
Nordic Council
Result:
受賞
Dobloug Prize
2013
Organization:
Swedish Academy (awarded)
Result:
受賞
European Union Prize for Literature
2015
Work:
Beckomberga: Ode till min familj (The Gravity of Love)
Organization:
European Union
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2015) Winner
Samfundet De Nios stora pris (De Nio's Grand Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 96 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Valerie, or The Faculty of Dreams
2006 NovelA fictionalised account drawing on the life of Valerie Solanas; using poetic and fragmentary prose to explore madness, creativity and female identity.
madnessgendercreationidentity
Adaptations
- [Theatre] Valerie Jean Solanas ska bli president i Amerika (2006)
Translations
- English translation: Valerie, or The Faculty of Dreams (2019)
Happy Sally
2004 NovelA novel about Sally Bauer, who in 1939 became the first Scandinavian woman to swim the English Channel; fictionalised account.
adventurefemale strengthmemory
Beckomberga: Ode till min family (The Gravity of Love)
2014 NovelExplores psychiatric care and family relationships through lyrical prose, layering themes of illness and love.
familypsychiatric careloss
Adaptations
- [Theatre] Beckomberga (2015)
Translations
- English translation: The Gravity of Love
The Antarctica of Love
2018 NovelUses polar metaphors to explore love and loneliness; noted for poetic and symbolic language.
lovelonelinessnature
Translations
- English translation exists (unspecified year)
Darling River
2010 NovelA novel about family and memory; uses river imagery to map characters' interior lives.
memoryfamilynature
Bibliography
- Juristutbildningen ur ett genusperspektiv (1999)
- Det är bara vi som är ute och åker (2002)
- Happy Sally (2004)
- The Faculty of Dreams / Valerie (2006)
- Darling River (2010)
- Mamman och havet (2012)
- Beckomberga: Ode till min familj (2014)
- Kärlekens Antarktis (2018)
- Dyksommar (2019)
- Hunter i Huskvarna (2021)
- Farväl till Panic Beach (2024)
Adaptations
- Stage adaptation of Beckomberga (2015) etc.
Translations of Works
- Drömfakulteten → English: Valerie, or The Faculty of Dreams (2019)
- Kärlekens Antarktis → English: The Antarctica of Love (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic, fragmentary narrationimage-driven proseexperimental structures
- Recurring Motifs
- naturemadnessfamilyfemale experience
Legacy
Sara Stridsberg is regarded as one of contemporary Swedish literature's leading voices; her poetic and provocative style has gained international recognition, with major works translated into multiple languages and adapted for the stage.
Quotes
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"one of our foremost nature poets"
Source: Svenska Dagbladet (2014) (2014)
Trivia
- Her novels have been reported translated into over 25 languages.
- Elected to the Swedish Academy (Seat No.13) in 2016, inducted on 20 December 2016, left the Academy on 27 April 2018.