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Sara Lundberg
Sara Caroline Lundberg (born 18 May 1971) is a Swedish illustrator and writer. Biography Sara Lundberg was educated at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, where she earned a bachelor's degree in theatre and art in 1994, at Konstfack in Stockholm and at the Royal Institute of Art. She has been a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. In 2009, she won the August Prize for children's and young adult literature for the book ''Skriv om och om igen'', together with Ylva Karlsson, Katarina Kuick and Lilian Bäckman. In the same year, she published the picture book ''Vita streck''. ''Vita streck och Öjvind'' was nominated for the August Prize for children's and young adult literature in 2011, and she won the August Prize for children's and young adult literature in 2017 for ''Fågeln i mig flyger vart den vill''. Works *2009 – ''Vita streck'' *2009 – ''Skriv om och om igen'' *2010 – ''Sommar'' *2011 – ''Emblas universum'' *2011 – ''Vita Streck och Öj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala thriller directed by Nishantha Pradeep * ''Sara'' (2015 film), 2015 Hong Kong psychological thriller * ''Sara'' (1976 TV series), 1976 American western series * ''Sara'' (1985 TV series), 1985 American situation comedy * ''Sara'' (Belgian TV series), 2007–08 Flemish telenovella on Belgian television * "Sara" (''Arrow'' episode), an episode of Arrow Music * Sara (band), a Finnish band * "Sara" (Bob Dylan song), a song by Bob Dylan for the 1976 album ''Desire'' * "Sara" (Fleetwood Mac song), a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 LP ''Tusk'' * "Sara" (Starship song), a song by Starship from the 1985 album ''Knee Deep in the Hoopla'' *"Sara", a song by Bill Champlin from the 1981 LP '' Runaway'' * "Sarah" (other)#Music, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Stridsberg
Sara Brita Stridsberg (born 29 August 1972) is a Swedish author and playwright. Her first novel, ''Happy Sally'' was about Sally Bauer, who in 1939 had become the first Scandinavian woman to swim the English Channel. Her big international breakthrough came with the publication of The Faculty of Dreams/Valerie in 2006. The novel received the Nordic Council Award in 2007, and was nominated to the Man Booker award when published 2019 in the UK and US. Her novels are today translated into 25 languages. In 2007, she was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for her novel '' Drömfakulteten'' (''Valerie, or The Faculty of Dreams''), which is her second novel and a fictitious story about Valerie Solanas, who wrote the ''SCUM manifesto'', which Stridsberg has translated into Swedish. The English translation by Deborah Bragan-Turner was longlisted for the 2019 International Booker Prize. Svenska Dagbladet called Stridsberg "one of our foremost nature poets" and considered her amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Writers
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] |
1971 Births
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Expressens Heffaklump
Expressens Heffaklump (Heffaklumpen) is a Swedish annual award for children's and youth culture, especially children's and youth literature, that is awarded by the newspaper Expressen. The award was established in 1966 and the original award statuette was created by the artist Karl Göte Bejemark, but in the 2010s the artist Stina Opitz was given the assignment. The name "Heffaklump" is taken from the Swedish name of the Heffalump character in A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories. Recipients * 1966 – Maria Gripe for ''Hugo'' * 1967 – Max Lundgren for ''Pojken med guldbyxorna'' * 1968 – Harry Kullman for ''De rödas uppror'' * 1969 – Inger Sandberg and Lasse Sandberg for ''Pappa kom ut!'' * 1970 – Tove Jansson for '' Sent i november'' and Astrid Lindgren for ''Än lever Emil i Lönneberga'' * 1971 – Barbro Lindgren for ''Jättehemligt'' * 1972 – Maud Reuterswärd for ''Han-där!'' * 1973 – ''No award'' * 1974 – Jan Lööf for ''Sagan om det röda äpplet'' * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Beskow Plaque
Elsa may refer to: ELSA (acronym) *ELSA Technology, a manufacturer of computer hardware *English Language Skills Assessment *English Longitudinal Study of Ageing *Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects research *European Law Students' Association *European League of Stuttering Associations *Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia, a group in the history of the Lutheran Church of Australia *Experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) People * Elsa (given name), a female given name * Pedro Elsa (1901–unknown), Argentine Olympic athlete Characters * Elsa of Brabant, a character in the 1850 Richard Wagner opera ''Lohengrin'' * Elsa (''Frozen''), fictional character from the Disney animated franchise, ''Frozen'' Places * Elsa, California, a place in California, U.S. * Elsa, Texas, U.S. * Elsa, Yukon, Canada Other * 182 Elsa, an asteroid * ''Elsa'' (album), debut album of Elsa Lunghini * Elsa (river), Tuscany, Italy * Elsa the lioness, subject of the book and film ''Born Free'' * Stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Bäckman
Lillian or Lilian can refer to: People * Lillian (name) or Lilian, a given name Places * Lilian, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran In the United States * Lillian, Alabama * Lillian, West Virginia * Lillian Township, Custer County, Nebraska Entertainment * ''Lillian'' (album), a 2005 collaboration between Alias (Brendan Whitney) and his brother Ehren Whitney * ''Lillian'' (film), a 2019 film * "John the Revelator / Lilian", a 2006 single by Depeche Mode * "Lillian, Egypt", a song from Josh Ritter's fourth album, ''The Animal Years'' Ships * USS ''Lillian II'' (SP-38), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission in 1917 * ''Lillian Anne'' (YFB-41), a United States Navy ferry in commission from 1942 to 1943 * USS ''Lilian'' (1863), a United States Navy steamer in commission from 1864 to 1865 See also * Hurricane Lillian * Lake Lillian (other) Lake Lillian is the name of several places in the United States: ;Lakes * Lake Lillian (Florida), in Highl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDaniel College
McDaniel College is a private college in Westminster, Maryland. Established in 1867, it was known as Western Maryland College until 2002 when it was renamed McDaniel College in honor of an alumnus who gave a lifetime of service to the college. The college also has a satellite campus, McDaniel College Budapest, in Budapest, Hungary. McDaniel College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The college owns and manages a shopping center and residential properties through its for-profit arm. History The college was founded in 1867 as Western Maryland College, and was named for the Western Maryland Railroad because the college's first Board chairman, John Smith of Wakefield, was also the president of the railroad. (Neither the railroad nor the Methodist Protestant Church contributed funds to facilitate the establishment of the college. Some contributions, however, were received from Methodist Protestant laymen, including John Smith.) It had a voluntary f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarina Kuick
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Katarina may refer to: Geography *Katarina-Sofia borough, a borough in central Stockholm *Topol pri Medvodah, a settlement in the Municipality of Medvode, Slovenia, known as Katarina People *Katarina (given name) * Katarina (''Doctor Who''), a character in the television series, ''Doctor Who'' Other uses *Katarina Church, a church building in Stockholm, Sweden *Katarina Elevator, an elevator in Stockholm, Sweden * ''Katharina'' (chiton), a genus of chitons * MV ''Katarina'', a restaurant ship and former steam ship in Turku, Finland See also *Katariina, a district in Turku, Finland *Catherina, and similar spellings *Katara (other) Katara may refer to: * Katara (dagger), a type of dagger from the Indian subcontinent * Katara (''Avatar: The Last Airbender''), a character in the television series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' * Katara (cultural village), in Qatar * Katara Pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ylva Karlsson
Ylva Karlsson (born 3 February 1978) is a Swedish children's writer. She received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2021. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books from 2009 to 2012. She was born in Hallonbergen and now lives in Bagarmossen. She made her literary debut at the age of 20 with the novel ''Tova'', for which she received the Slangbellan prize. She wrote the book as an 18-year-old, and it depicts a 17-year-old girl's problem-filled summer, where she is let down by her mother and abandoned by her boyfriend. The trilogy about the eight-year-old Malin (2001-2003) is everyday realism, but she has also written art adventures and fantasy books. She was nominated to the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize in 2021. She holds a degree in literature from Stockholm University. Works * ''Tova'' (Alfabeta, 1998) *''Josefin, Horisontvägen 29'' (Alfabeta 2000) *''När mormor glömde att hon var död'' (Alfabeta 2001) *''En liten bok om Malin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
