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Kram (novel)
''Kram'' ("hug") is a Swedish youth novel by Hans-Eric Hellberg Hans-Eric Hellberg (11 May 1927 – 10 December 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist. Born in , Borlänge, he primarily wrote young adult novels, most notably '' Kram'' (1973). Active between 1950 and 2003, he wrote approximately 78 publ ..., originally published in 1973 by Bonniers förlag. The book was at the time heavily debated because of the way it dealt with sexuality and sexual fantasies among young people. Commercially the book became a big success for Hellberg, and he followed up the book with four more with similar focus on young sexuality: ''Puss'' (1975), ''Love love love'' (1977), ''Älskar, älskar inte'' (1979) and ''Förbjudna tankar'' (1989). References External links *Kram' at Projekt Runeberg 1973 Swedish novels Young adult novels Swedish-language novels {{1970s-ya-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Eric Hellberg
Hans-Eric Hellberg (11 May 1927 – 10 December 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist. Born in , Borlänge, he primarily wrote young adult novels, most notably '' Kram'' (1973). Active between 1950 and 2003, he wrote approximately 78 published books. The 1986 ''Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar'' ('' Julpussar och stjärnsmällar'') was dedicated to the works of Hellberg. He won several accolades during his career spanning five decades, including the Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ... (1971). Hellberg died on 10 December 2016 in Borlänge, at the age of 89. References 1927 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists People from Borlänge Municipality Swedish journalists Recipien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonniers Förlag
Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family. Background The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denmark, when Bonnier published his first book, ''Underfulde og sandfærdige kriminalhistorier''. Gerhard's sons later moved to Sweden. The Bonnier book publishing companies in Sweden that are part of book publishing house Bonnierförlagen now include Albert Bonniers förlag, Wahlström & Widstrand, Forum, and Bonnier Carlsen, as well as other book publishers and imprints in Sweden. Bonnier Tidskrifter publishes magazines, including '' Veckans Affärer'', ''Damernas Värld'', '' Amelia'', ''Sköna Hem'', '' Teknikens Värld'', '' Resume'', nearly a dozen crossword magazines, and the tablet magazine ''C Mode''. Other subsidiaries include the film production companies SF Studios and Sonet Film; daily newspapers '' Dagens Nyheter'', ''Expressen'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Projekt Runeberg
Project Runeberg ( sv, Projekt Runeberg) is a digital cultural archive initiative that publishes free electronic versions of books significant to the culture and history of the Nordic countries. Patterned after Project Gutenberg, it was founded by Lars Aronsson and colleagues at Linköping University and began archiving Nordic-language literature in December 1992. As of 2015 it had accomplished digitization to provide graphical facsimiles of old works such as the ''Nordisk familjebok'', and had accomplished, in whole or in part, the text extractions and copyediting of these as well as esteemed Latin works and English translations from Nordic authors, and sheet music and other texts of cultural interest. Nature and history Project Runeberg is a digital cultural archive initiative patterned after the English-language cultural initiative, Project Gutenberg; it was founded by Lars Aronsson and colleagues at Linköping University, especially within the university group Lysator (se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Swedish Novels
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (First inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1969, Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adult Novels
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with the age and experience of the protagonist. The genres available in YA are expansive and include most of those found in adult fiction. Common themes related to YA include friendship, first love, relationships, and identity. Stories that focus on the specific challenges of youth are sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming-of-age novels. Young adult fiction was developed to soften the transition between children's novels and adult literature. History Beginning The history of young adult literature is tied to the history of how childhood and young adulthood has been perceived. One early writer to recognize young adults as a distinct age group was Sarah Trimmer, who, in 1802, described "young adulthood" as lasting from ages 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
