Lars Andersson (born 23 March 1954) is a Swedish writer. Andersson made his literary debut in 1974 with the novel ''Brandlyra''. His next novel was ''Vi lever våra spel'' (1976), and in 1977 he published the short story collection ''Gleipner''. His novel ''Snöljus'' from 1979 has been named as a literary breakthrough. His essay collections include ''Försöksgrupp'' from 1980, ''Skuggbilderna'' (1995), and ''Fylgja – Resor och essäer'' (2004). In 1985, he published the poetry collection ''Lommen lyfter'', and a later poetry collection is ''Motgift from 2001. He has been a literary critic for the newspapers ''

Dagens Nyheter ''Dagens Nyheter'' (, ), abbreviated ''DN'', is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It is published in Stockholm and aspires to full national and international coverage, and is widely considered Sweden's newspaper of record. History and profile ''Da ...

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Aftonbladet ''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan H ...

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Expressen ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

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Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

in 2020.

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