Gunnar D. Hansson (born 1945 on the island

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in Sweden), is an author,

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and

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. He is an acclaimed translator of several works, including

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poetry.

Bibliography

* ''Övergångar'' 1979 * ''De dödas traditioner'' 1980 * ''Avbilder'' 1982 * ''Otid'' 1985 * ''Nådens oordning'' 1988 (dissertation) * ''Martin Koch'' 1988 * ''Olunn'' 1989 * ''Lunnebok'' 1991 * '' Idegransöarna'' 1994 * ''AB Neandertal'' 1996 * ''Ärans hospital'' 1999 * ''Förlusten av Norge'' 2000 * ''Senecaprogrammet'' 2004 * ''Lyckans berså'' 2008 * ''Lomonosovryggen'' 2009

Awards

* Göteborgs-Postens litteraturpris 1994 *

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1994 *

Lars Ahlin-stipendiet Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was bo ...

1998 * Sveriges Radios Lyrikpris 2000 *

Bellmanpriset The Bellman Prize ( sv, Bellmanpriset) is a literature prize for "an outstanding Swedish poet" awarded yearly by the Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien) The prize was first established by Anders Zorn (1860-1920) and his wife Emma Lamm (18 ...

2004 * Tegnérpriset 2006 1945 births Living people People from Sotenäs Municipality 20th-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists Swedish-language writers University of Gothenburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Gothenburg Swedish male novelists 20th-century Swedish male writers 21st-century male writers {{Sweden-writer-stub