Rut Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 14 June 1936) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.

Biography

Irmelin Sandman was born in

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. Her first book, , was published in 1955. She has written picture books and novels for children as well as books for adults and poetry, and she also works as a

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and

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. Among her best-known works is the large chronicle about the fictive town of Tulavall on the south coast of Finland, which she has described in different times and from the point of view of different people, in more than a dozen books. She has also written several self-biographical works (some together with her sister Heddi), as well as novels with a heroine based on her daughter. In 1957, she married the painter and sculptor Carl-Gustaf Lilius, and they were married until his death in 1998. In 2003, the first volume of her biography of her husband was published, with the title (English: "Seven Thousand Years"); the fourth and final volume was published in 2017. Her books have been translated into 16 languages. Among the literary awards she has received are the Swedish awards

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

(in 1972) and the

Astrid Lindgren Prize The Astrid Lindgren-priset, or Astrid Lindgren Prize in English, is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to ...

(in 1976), and the Finnish award Topeliuspriset (in 1980). Sandman Lilius was also on the IBBY Honour List for 1974 and 2002.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandman Lilius, Irmelin 1936 births Finnish children's writers Finnish women novelists Finnish women children's writers Finnish writers in Swedish Living people Writers from Helsinki