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Ulf Stark

ウルフ・スターク

Urufu Sutāku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-07-12 (Stockholm, Sweden)
Died
2017-06-13 (Stockholm, Sweden) age 72
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Stureby, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden

Career

Occupations
Author, Screenwriter
Active Years
1964-2017
Affiliations
Swedish Academy for Children's Books (1989-1998)

Awards

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1994
Work: Can You Whistle, Johanna?
Category: 児童文学部門
Organization: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
Result: 受賞
August Prize
1996
Work: Min syster är en ängel
Category: 児童・YA文学部門
Result: 受賞
Nils Holgersson Plaque
1987
Work: Jaguaren
Result: 受賞
Astrid Lindgren Prize
1993
Result: 受賞
Nordic Children's Book Prize
1998
Result: 受賞
Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay
1999
Work: Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Can You Whistle, Johanna?

1992 Children's literature

A lonely boy Ulf learns to whistle to fulfill the dying wish of an old woman. A touching story about friendship and death.

friendshipdeathgrowth
Translations
  • English translation by Gecko Press (2005, 2021)

Min syster är en ängel

1996 Children's literature

Story of a boy and his family dealing with his sister's illness.

familyillnessloss

Min vän Percys magiska gymnastikskor

1991 Children's literature

Adventures with magical gym shoes.

friendshipadventuremagic
Translations
  • My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes (Gecko Press, 2005)

Bibliography

  • Sophämtarna (1966)
  • Skärgårdsliv (1967)
  • Petter och den röda fågeln (1975)
  • Dårfinkar & dönickar (1984)
  • Jaguaren (1987)

Adaptations

  • Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen (film, 1999)

Translations of Works

  • Can You Whistle, Johanna? (2005, 2021)
  • My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes (2005)
  • My Friend Percy and the Sheik (2007)
  • My Friend Percy and Buffalo Bill (2007)
  • Fruitloops and Dipsticks (2010)
  • When Dad Showed Me the Universe (2015)
  • The Runaways (2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous and heartfelt style
Recurring Motifs
familydeathadventure

Health

  • Cancer
    晩年
    Died in 2017

Legacy

Prominent Swedish children's author, winner of numerous awards, widely translated internationally.

Trivia

  • Grew up in Stureby, Stockholm, which features in several books.