Anne Lotta Swärd (born 16 February 1969) is a
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writer. She made her debut as a novelist in 2003 with ''Polarsommar'' (Arctic Summer), which earned her an
August Prize
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nomination on the grounds that "A mighty chorus of voices portray a family in crisis. The individual cast joints piece after piece to a powerful story about how betrayal and repeated confrontations erode the strongest relationships. Surprising shifts in perspective and a language that is characterized by sharp details, gives the story important nuances and psychological depth."
Work
Arctic Summer received a number of awards and was translated into several languages such as
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. Her second novel ''Kvicksand'' (Quicksand) was published in 2006. It was nominated for the Vi magazine's Literature Prize, and awarded the first scholarship from the
Mare Kandre
Mare Kandre (27 May 1962 in Söderala – 24 March 2005) was a Sweden, Swedish writer of Estonians, Estonian descent. She was born on May 27, 1962 in Söderala, a small place in mid-Sweden and grew up in Gothenburg and Stockholm. Between 1967 and 1 ...
Memorial Fund. Her third novel ''Till sista andetaget'' (Breathless), winner of the Bokcirklar Award for the novel of the year, was published in 2010. It is translated into sixteen languages, including
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and
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On 28 March 2019, the
Swedish Academy
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elected Swärd as a new member of the academy. She was inducted in December 2019.
External links
List of books presented by
Swedish Book Review
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Polarsommar (Arctic Summer) 2003
Kvicksand (Quicksand) 2006
Till sista andetaget (Breathless) 2010
References
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1969 births
Living people
Swedish women writers
Swedish women novelists
Members of the Swedish Academy