August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2001) Winner
Torbjörn Flygt
トルビョーン・フリュフト
Torbjörn Flygt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-06-14
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1995-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | August Prize | Underdog | — | Swedish Publishers' Association (Svenska Förläggareföreningen) | 受賞 |
August Prize
2001
Work:
Underdog
Organization:
Swedish Publishers' Association (Svenska Förläggareföreningen)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Längsta ögonblicket
1995 novelDebut novel published in 1995. Detailed information is limited, but the work shows early signs of Flygt's themes and style.
debutidentitycharacter-driven
Män vid kusten
1997 novelA 1997 novel positioned among the author's early works, dealing with social relations and character dynamics.
societyinterpersonal relationshipslocality
Underdog
2001 novelA 2001 novel set in Malmö that portrays coming-of-age, family relations, and class in the urban periphery; winner of the 2001 August Prize.
classurban peripherycoming-of-agefamily
Bibliography
- Längsta ögonblicket (1995)
- Män vid kusten (1997)
- Underdog (2001)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realismdetailed characterisationdepiction of urban periphery
- Recurring Motifs
- classthe city (notably Malmö)family and domestic issues
Legacy
Torbjörn Flygt is a Swedish novelist active since the late 1990s; his 2001 novel Underdog won the August Prize and he is recognised for depicting urban peripheries and class in contemporary Swedish literature.
Trivia
- Born 14 June 1964 (place of birth not specified in source).
- Literary debut in 1995 with Längsta ögonblicket.
- Won the 2001 August Prize for Underdog.
- Underdog is set in Malmö.