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Stig Claesson

スティグ・クラエソン

Sutigu Kuraeson

Aliases: John Stig Claesson / Slas
Pen Names: Slas（Used as signature）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-06-02 （Huddinge）
Died
2008-01-04 （Stockholm） age 79
Nationality
Swedish
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Huddinge, Sweden → Stockholm, Sweden

Career

Occupations
Writer, visual artist, illustrator
Active Years
1956-2006

Education

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Period: 1947-1952
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: Sweden

Awards

Selma Lagerlöf Prize
1994
Organization: Skånes länsbibliotek
Result: winner
Svenska Dagbladet literature prize
Organization: Svenska Dagbladet
Result: winner
Uppsala University honorary doctorate
1974
Organization: University of Uppsala
Result: recipient

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

En vandring i solen / A Walk in the Sun

1976 Fiction

A story about walking in the sun, adapted into a film.

Town and country conflict
Adaptations
  • [Film] A Walk in the Sun / Gösta Ekman (1978)

Vem älskar Yngve Frej / Who Loves Yngve Frej

1968 Fiction

Describes conflict between town and country, translated into 10 languages, TV film 1973.

Urban vs rural
Adaptations
  • [TV film] Vem älskar Yngve Frej / Allan Edwall (1973)
  • [Stage] Vem älskar Yngve Frej (1990)
Translations
  • Translated into 10 languages

Bibliography

  • Berättelse från Europa
  • Från Nya världen
  • Who Loves Yngve Frej
  • A Walk in the Sun
  • Goodnight, Miss Ann

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Blend of journalism and fiction
Recurring Motifs
Rural SwedenTown vs country

Legacy

Swedish writer and artist who published over 80 books, winner of Selma Lagerlöf Prize.

In Popular Culture

  • Son Nils Claesson published revealing portrait in Blåbärsmaskinen

Trivia

  • Known under signature Slas
  • Father of actor Leif Claesson and artist Nils Claesson