Ellen Mattson (born 22 September 1962) is a

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writer. Her first fictional work to be published in English translation was ''Snow'' (2005), a historical novel set in the early 18th century. She has won several literary prizes, including the

Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize The Svenska Dagbladets litteraturpris is a Swedish literature Swedish literature () refers to literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden. The first literary text from Sweden is the Rök runestone, carved during the Vi ...

in 1998, the

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

in 2009, and the

Selma Lagerlöf Prize The Selma Lagerlöf Prize is a Swedish literary prize awarded to an author writing in the spirit of Selma Lagerlöf who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize was founded by the Sunne Municipality in 1983 and has been ...

in 2011. On 28 March 2019, the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ...

elected Mattson as a new member of the academy. She was inducted in December 2019.

Selected works

* ''Truman Capote och faktaromanen'' ( Examensarbete vid Högskolan i Borås) 1989 * ''Nattvandring'' 1992 * ''Vägen härifrån'' 1994 * ''Resenärerna'' 1998 * ''Poetens liv'' 1999 * ''Snö'' 2001 (en historisk roman som utspelar sig i tidigt 1700-tal) * ''Splendorville'' 2004 * ''Arves hus'' 2005 * ''Glädjestranden'' 2008 * ''Vinterträdet'' 2012

References

1962 births Living people People from Uddevalla Municipality Swedish women novelists Swedish historical novelists Writers from Bohuslän Women historical novelists Dobloug Prize winners Members of the Swedish Academy {{sweden-writer-stub