''Livets ax'' (lit. Ear of Life) is a 1991 novel by Swedish author

Sven Delblanc Sven Delblanc ( May 26, 1931 - December 15, 1992) was Swedish author and professor of literature. Born in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada, Deblanc died in Gottsunda Parish, Uppsala, and is buried in Hammarby kyrkogård in Uppsala, Sweden. Delbl ...

. It won the

August Prize The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. Prize In the years 1989- ...

in 1991.

References

{{August Prize Best Fiction 1991 Swedish novels Swedish-language novels August Prize-winning works Albert Bonniers Förlag books