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Thomas Tidholm

トーマス・ティドホルム

Thomas Tidholm

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-04-11 (Örebro, Sweden)
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Örebro, Sweden

Career

Occupations
Children's writer, poet, playwright, photographer, translator, musician
Active Years
1963-2024
Memberships
Pärson Sound/International Harvester

Awards

Astrid Lindgren Prize
1997
Organization: Rabén & Sjögren
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Translations by Author

  • Swedish translation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series (first four novels)

Legacy

Prominent Swedish children's author known for over thirty children's books, often in collaboration with his wife Anna-Clara Tidholm, and for translating the first four novels of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.

Trivia

  • Married to Anna-Clara Tidholm, jointly awarded in 1997.
  • Member of the Swedish band Pärson Sound/International Harvester in the late 1960s.