Fam Kristina Ekman (born 6 October 1946) is a
Swedish
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－
Norwegian children's writer and illustrator.
Early life
She was born in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Sweden to actors
Hasse Ekman and
Eva Henning
Eva Henning (born Eva Wetlesen; 10 May 1920 – 18 April 2016) was a Swedish stage and movie actress.
Career
Born in Newark, New York, US, Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1938–40) in Sweden and made her fi ...
, and moved to
Oslo in 1954.
Career
She made her literary début in 1969 with '.
[ Her literary breakthrough was ' from 1976.][ She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 2007, for '.][ and is represented in the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.][
]
Notable works
* ''Hva skal vi gjøre med lille Jill?''
* ''Kall meg onkel Alf''
Awards
*Brage Prize
The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature.
The Brage Priz ...
1992[
* Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature 2007][
]
References
1946 births
Living people
Norwegian children's writers
Norwegian children's book illustrators
Norwegian women illustrators
Norwegian women children's writers
Writers from Oslo
Swedish emigrants to Norway
Artists from Oslo
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