Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist.

Life and career

Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful

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s (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to psychological and social themes. Among her later works is ''Mörker och blåbärsris'' (1972) (set in northern Sweden) and '' Händelser vid vatten'' (1993), in which she returned to the form of the

. Ekman was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, but left the Academy in 1989, together with

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and

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, due to the debate following

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s posed to

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. In 2018, the Academy granted her resignation, the rules of membership having changed to allow members to resign. In 1998, she was awarded the

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medal.

Partial bibliography

:''See the article on Swedish Wikipedia for a complete bibliography.'' * '' Blackwater'' (''Händelser vid vatten'', 1993), translated by Joan Tate, 1996 * ''Under the Snow'' (''De tre små mästarna'', 1961), translated by Joan Tate, 1997 * ''The Forest of Hours'' (''Rövarna i Skuleskogen'', 1988), translated 1998 * ''Grand final i skojarbranschen'' (2011) * ''Då var allt levande och lustigt : om Clas Bjerkander : Linnélärjunge, präst och naturforskare i Västergötland'' (2015)

The Women and the Town (''Kvinnorna och staden'') Tetralogy

* ''Witches' Rings'' (''Häxringarna'', 1974), translated by Linda Schenck, 1997 * ''The Spring'' (''Springkällan'', 1976), translated by Linda Schenck, 1999 * ''Angel House'' (''Änglahuset'', 1979), translated by Sarah G. Death, 2002 * ''A City of Light'' (''En stad av ljus'', 1983), translated by Linda Schenck, 2003

The Wolfskin (''Vargskinnet'') Trilogy

* ''God's Mercy'' (''Guds Barmhärtighet'', 1999) * ''The Last String'' (''Sista rompan'', 2002) * '' Lottery Scratchcards'' (''Skraplotter'', 2003)

References

*2009-11-21 ''

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'' • http://www.ne.se/kerstin-ekman

External links

Kerstin Ekman: Be careful of writers. Interview with Kerstin Ekman
recorded during the Louisiana Literature festival, 2012. Video by Louisiana Channel. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekman, Kerstin 1933 births Living people People from Finspång Municipality Swedish women writers Members of the Swedish Academy Uppsala University alumni Selma Lagerlöf Prize winners Nordic Council Literature Prize winners Litteris et Artibus recipients August Prize winners Swedish women novelists Women mystery writers Moa Award recipients Swedish mystery writers