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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's or young people's book in the Swedish language. Winners *1950 – Astrid Lindgren for "Nils Karlsson Pyssling" *1951 – Lennart Hellsing for "Summa summarum" *1952 – Sten Bergman for "Vildar och paradisfåglar" *1953 – Tove Jansson for "Hur gick det sen?" *1954 – The plaque was not awarded *1955 – Harry Kullman for "Hemlig resa" *1956 – Olle Mattsson for "Briggen Tre Liljor" *1957 – Edith Unnerstad for "Farmorsresan" (Journey to Grandmother) *1958 – Hans Peterson for "Magnus, Mattias och Mari" *1959 – Anna Lisa Wärnlöf for "Pellas bok" *1959 – Jeanna Oterdahl additional plaque for rare and valuable work *1960 – Kai Söderhjelm for "Mikko i kungens tjänst" *1961 – Åke Holmberg for "Ture Sv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Library Association
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Anckarsvärd
Karin Inez Maria Anckarsvärd, born Olson, () was a Swedish children's author. Biography Anckarsvärd was born in 1915 in Stockholm to Iris and Oscar Olson. Her father was a doctor. She was educated primarily in Sweden, studying at a commercial college in Stockholm except for a year at Oxford University in 1934-35. On returning from Oxford she took up work as a secretary, a position she held until her marriage to Carl Anckarsvärd in 1940. Anckarsvärd wrote from an early age, with her first story being published when she was only eight years old. Following the birth of her and Carl's five children she began writing stories for children, beginning with her 1952 book, ''Bonifacius the Green'' (''Bonifacius den gröne'' in Swedish), which was translated into English by her husband, and which later won a Spring Book Festival Award. Thirteen other books for children followed, including ''The Robber Ghost'' which won a Spring Book Festival Award in 1961, and ''The Doctor's Son'' ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siv Widerberg
Siv Widerberg (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Umeå. Widerberg was born in Bromma Bromma () is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of Bromma Parish and Västerled Parish. The fourth largest airport in Sweden and the th .... She worked as a teacher (1951–1955) and as a journalist (1955–1965) before becoming a freelance writer. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Widerberg died on Christmas Eve 2020. Works Prizes * 1968 – Litteraturfrämjandets stipendiat * 1978 – Nils Holgersson-plaketten * 1983 – Astrid Lindgren-priset * 2001 – Gulliver-priset * 2007 – Rebells Fredspris * 2011 – Eldsjälspriset References * ''Vem är vem i svensk litteratur''. Notes External linksrabensjogren.se {{DEFAULTSORT:Widerberg, Siv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Lindgren
Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Ten years later she won the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The biggest cash prize in children's and young-adult literature, it rewards a writer, illustrator, oral storyteller, or reading promoter for its entire body of work. Life Barbro Enskog was born in Bromma, Stockholm. She graduated from art school in 1958 and has been writing books for publication since 1965. Her style has exerted a major influence on Swedish children's literature. Located between realism and surrealism, her works are humorous and imaginative, and her books for children treat important issues to be taken seriously and treated for children. Early in her career Barbro Lindgren won the 1973 Astrid Lindgren Prize, an annual Swedish literary award dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Reuterswärd
Maud Reuterswärd, also ''Reuterswärd-Näsström'', (19 February 1920 – 25 August 1980) was a Swedish author and radio presenter. Reuterswärd trained as a kindergarten teacher before she joined Sveriges Radio at 24. There she became an editor with the culture, literature, and art departments. She received much attention for a radio program on the birth of her son. In addition to her work as a radio journalist she wrote several books. In 1980 she was posthumously awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize. Works * 1962 – ''Solvända'' * 1965 – ''Svenska landskapsblommor'' * 1966 – ''Dagligt allehanda'' * 1970 – ''Dagar med Knubbe'' * 1971 – ''Du har ju pappa, Elisabet'' * 1972 – ''Han – där!'' * 1973 – ''Ta steget, Elisabet'' * 1974 – ''När man heter Noak'' * 1975 – ''Livet rymmer allt, Elisabet'' * 1976 – ''Lökkupolen'' * 1977 – ''Längtarna'' * 1978 – ''Vänskap'' * 1978 – ''Säg som det är'' * 1979 – ''Ida själv'' * 1979 – ''Flickan och dockskåpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnel Beckman
Gunnel may refer to: * Gunnel (fish), a family of elongated fish * Gunnel (ship element), also known as "gunwale", the top edge of the side of a boat * USS ''Gunnel'' (SS-253), a ''Gato''-class submarine * Gunnel Channel, Antarctica People with the given name Gunnel: * Gunnel André (born 1946), Swedish theologian * Gunnel Fred (born 1955), Swedish actress * Gunnel Gummeson (born 1930), Swedish teacher, central figure in a famous case of disappearance * Gunnel Johansson (1922–2013), Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics * Gunnel Jonäng (1921–2008), Swedish politician * Gunnel Lindblom (born 1931), Swedish actress * Gunnel Linde (1924–2014), Swedish writer * Gunnel Pettersson (born 1960), Swedish artist * Gunnel Vallquist Gunnel Vallquist (19 June 1918 – 11 January 2016) was a Swedish writer and translator. Born in Stockholm, Vallquist was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. Vallquist was a member of the Catholic Church and wrote severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Wernström
Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warrior". The original spelling in Old Norse was ''sveinn''. Over the centuries, many northern European rulers have carried the name including Sweyn I of Denmark (Sven Gabelbart). An old legend relates the pagan king Blot-Sven ordered the execution of the Anglo-Saxon monk Saint Eskil. In medieval Swedish, "sven" (or "sven av vapen" (sven of arms)) is a term for squire. The female equivalent, Svenja, though seemingly Dutch and Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries. Sven can also be spelled with W, Swen, but is pronounced as Sven. The Icelandic version of Sven/Svend is Sveinn (); the Faroese version is Sveinur (). Entertainment and music * Sven Einar Englund, Finnish composer * Sven Epiney, Swiss televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inger Sandberg
Inger may refer to: People * Inger (given name), a list of people * Inger, the main character of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale ''The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf'' * Robert F. Inger (1920–2019), American herpetologist * Stella Inger, American television journalist Other uses * Inger, Minnesota, United States, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Izhora River The Izhora (, ), also known as the Inger, is a left tributary of the Neva on its run through Ingria in northwestern Russia from Lake Ladoga to Gulf of Finland. The Izhora flows through Gatchinsky and Tosnensky Districts of Leningrad Oblast as wel ..., also known as the Inger River, a tributary of the Neva River in Russia * SS ''Inger'' (1930), a cargo ship torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat in World War II; see List of shipwrecks in August 1941 (23 August) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irmelin Sandman Lilius
Rut Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 14 June 1936) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer. Biography Irmelin Sandman was born in Helsinki. Her first book, , was published in 1955. She has written picture books and novels for children as well as books for adults and poetry, and she also works as a translator and reviewer. Among her best-known works is the large chronicle about the fictive town of Tulavall on the south coast of Finland, which she has described in different times and from the point of view of different people, in more than a dozen books. She has also written several self-biographical works (some together with her sister Heddi), as well as novels with a heroine based on her daughter. In 1957, she married the painter and sculptor Carl-Gustaf Lilius, and they were married until his death in 1998. In 2003, the first volume of her biography of her husband was published, with the title (English: "Seven Thousand Years"); the fourth and final volume was published in 2017. Her b ... [...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] |
Stig Ericson
Stig or STIG may refer to: People * Stig (given name) * Nickname of Robert Stigwood (1934–2016), musical act manager Arts and entertainment * The Stig, a masked racing driver on the UK television show ''Top Gear'' * Stig (singer), Finnish performer Pasi Siitonen * Stig, the title character of ''Stig of the Dump'', a children's book and two TV series * Stig, the title character of ''Stig's Inferno'', a comic by Ty Templeton * Stig, a "member" of the fictional (later real) band the Rutles, a parody of the Beatles Technology * Security Technical Implementation Guide, a computing security methodology * Steam-injected gas turbine, an energy production technology; See Cheng cycle Other uses * Stig (Serbia), a region in eastern Serbia See also * Stian, a related Scandinavian name * Stigg of the Dump, an underground hip hop producer in Canada * Stigler Stigler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franz Stigler (1915–2008), Luftwaffe pilot who escorted an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Carpelan
Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a Finland-Swedish poet and author. He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his PhD in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories. In 1997, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. He was the first person to have received the Finlandia Prize twice (in 1993 and 2005). He won the 2006 European Prize for Literature. His poem, ''Winter was Hard'', was set to music by composer Aulis Sallinen. He also wrote the libretto for Erik Bergman's only opera, '' Det sjungande trädet''. Carpelan died of cancer on 11 February 2011. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. He was a member of the Finnish noble family Carpelan. Carpelan went to Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors and then studied history of literature at University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |