Eva Lindström (born 1952) is a Swedish illustrator and author. Her work is known for its humorous and dark style.

Life

Lindström was born in

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in 1952. She attended the art school

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from 1969 to 1974, where she studied painting and was part of a radical political activist group. The origin of her more radical and dark art style is attributed to this time period. She began her career in the 1980s as a cartoonist. Her first book was ''Kattmössan'' (The Cat Hat), which she wrote and illustrated. In 1996, she published her second book ''Lurix''. She is known for her children's books, such as ''Berättesler om Mats Och Roj'' (Somebody Moves In—Stories About Mats and Roj) (2002) and ''Olli Och Mo'' (Olli and Mo) (2012).

Style

Lindström's illustrations are often created using watercolor with

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or pencil. The

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nomination text described her work as "often funny and clever as well as having an existential depth."

Selected works

*''The Cat Hat'' (1989) *''Olli och Mo'' (Olli and Mo) *''Snöret, fågeln och jag'' (Little String, the Bird, and Me) (2013) *''My Dog Mouse'' (2017),

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*''Everyone Walks Away'' (2019),

Awards and honors

* Elsa Beskow Plaque, 1993 *BMF Plaque, 2001 *

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, 2002 *En Bok För Alla's Literary Humor Prize, 2003 *Snöbollen's Best Picture Book of the Year, 2012 *

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, 2013 for ''Snöret, fågeln och jag'' with Ellen Karlsson *Shortlist for the

Hans Christian Andersen Award The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". Th ...

, 2014 *

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award () is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002). The prize is five million SEK, making it ...

, 2022

References

External links

Informative illustrated biography of Eva Lindström by Ulla Rhedin
from the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Eva 1952 births Living people Konstfack alumni People from Västerås Swedish children's book illustrators Swedish women children's writers Swedish children's writers Swedish women children's book illustrators August Prize winners 20th-century Swedish women artists 20th-century Swedish artists 20th-century Swedish women writers 21st-century Swedish women artists 21st-century Swedish artists 21st-century Swedish women writers Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winners