Ann-Charlotte Alverfors (23 January 1947 – 20 March 2018) was a
Swedish
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writer.
She was best known for her autobiographical trilogy, which became the basis for a six-episode miniseries, titled ''Sparvöga'' (lit. ''
Sparrow-eye''), in 1989.
The daughter of Tor Alverfors and Margaret Andersson, she was born in
Eksjö and was educated at a
folk high school. In 1972, she published a collection of poetry ''Paternosterhissar''; she published a second collection, ''Jönköping 6'' in 1975. Alverfos authored a trilogy of autobiographical novels: ''Sparvöga'' (1975), ''Hjärteblodet'' (1976) and ''Snabelros'' (1977); the novels formed the basis for a television series. She lived in
Uppsala.
[
Alverfos was married to professor Arnulf Merker, who died in 2010.]
Selected works
* ''Aldrig'', novel (1993), received the Swedish Trade Union Confederation
The Swedish Trade Union Confederation ( sv, Landsorganisationen i Sverige ; literally "National Organisation in Sweden"), commonly referred to as LO (), is a national trade union centre, an umbrella organisation for fourteen Swedish trade unions ...
cultural prize and the Martin Koch Prize
* ''Barn av samma ögonblick'', novel (2000)
* ''Vem ska trösta Gösta?'', illustrated novel (2007)
References
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1947 births
2018 deaths
Swedish women poets
Swedish women novelists
People from Eksjö Municipality
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