Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 April 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet.
His plays are
realistic and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among people who are impoverished and rooted at the bottom of society, or people who live in material comfort but emotional insecurity.
Career
His first publication was a collection of poems - ''Syrener, snö'' (Lilac, snow) in 1963.
He was among the contributors of ''
Puss'' satirical magazine in late 1960s.
Norén's play ''7:3'' became a centre of controversy, after the murders of two policemen in
Malexander in 1999 (''The
Malexander murders''). The culprits had received
furloughs from their incarceration at
Österåker Prison
The Österåker Prison ( sv, Anstalten Österåker, commonly known as ''Österåkersanstalten'') is a prison located in Österåker Municipality, thirty kilometers north of Stockholm, Sweden. It is a Class 2-security prison with a capacity for 146 ...
to participate in Norén's play.
He was a
Sommarvärd on
P1's "Sommar" on 19 June 2005.
Norén was director at
Folkteatern
Folkteatern is a regional theatre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theater receives grants and assignments from the Västra Götaland Regional Council.
The theatre was built 1951 at Järntorget (Göteborg), Järntorget and has from the start had close ...
in Gothenburg between 2009 and 2011.
Death
Norén died on 26 January 2021, at the age of 76 after suffering from
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
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.
Awards
Norén received
Aftonbladet's literary prize in 1971. In 2003, he won the
Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'.
"Lars Norén tog priset" – Expressen
Retrieved 26 February 2013
Works
* ''Syrener, snö'' (1963)
* ''De verbala resterna av en bildprakt som förgår'' (1964)
* ''Inledning nr: 2 till SCHIZZ'' (1965)
* ''Encyklopedi'' (1966)
* ''Stupor. Nobody knows you when you're down and out'' (1968)
* ''Salome, Sfinxerna. Roman om en tatuerad flicka'' (1968)
* ''Revolver'' (1969)
* ''Biskötarna'' (1970)
* ''I den underjordiska himlen'' (1972)
* ''Solitära dikter'' (1972)
* ''Kung Mej och andra dikter'' (1973)
* ''Dagliga och nattliga dikter'' (1974)
* ''Dagbok'' (1976)
* ''Nattarbete'' (1976)
* ''Order'' (1978)
* ''Murlod'' (1979)
* ''Den ofullbordade stjärnan'' (1979)
* ''Hjärta i hjärta'' (1980)
* ''Tre skådespel'' (1980)
* ''Två skådespel'' (1983)
* ''Endagsvarelser'' (1990)
* ''Och ge oss skuggorna'' (1991)
* ''Tre borgerliga kvartetter'' (1992)
* ''De döda pjäserna I-IV'' (1995)
* ''Personkrets 3:1 (The Human Circle 3:1)'' (1998)
* ''Skuggpojkarna (Shadow Boys)'' (1999)
* ''7:3'' (1999)
* ''Salome, Sfiinxerna'' (2001)
* ''Stilla vatten (Still Water)'' (2002)
* ''Detaljer (Details)'' (2002)
* ''Kyla (Cold)'' (2003)
* ''Vinterförvaring (Winter Storage)'' (2003)
* ''Le 20 novembre'' (2006)
References
External links
Art as an Underwater Bomb. A 42 minute interview with Lars Norén
Video by Louisiana Channel
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Recordings of Lars Norén's productions
in the Online Archive of the Österreichische Mediathek
The Österreichische Mediathek ("Austrian Mediathek") is the Austrian archive for sound recordings and videos on cultural and contemporary history. It was founded in 1960 as Österreichische Phonothek (Austrian Phonothek) by the Ministry of Educat ...
Retrieved 27. September 2022
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