Per Nilsson is a Swedish author. He worked as a
music teacher
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until the summer of 1999, after which he became a full-time
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
. He has also written the
screenplay
''ScreenPlay'' is a television drama anthology series broadcast on BBC2 between 9 July 1986 and 27 October 1993.
Background
After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, fe ...
''Hannah with H'', based on his early novel ''Another way to be young''. Between 1997 and 2010, he was a Member the Swedish Children's Book College.
Screenplay
* 1992 - ''
Första Kärleken'' (Based on the novel by)
* 2003 - ''Hannah With H''
Bibliography
* 1986 - Between waking and sleep (Bonnier)
* 1988 - Important things (Name)
* 1990 - Backwards Life (Name)
* 1992 - The girl who left school, image: Ingela Almgren (Name)
* 1993 - Loves Me Loves Me Not (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 1993 - Yes, let him smile...Huh? (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 1993 - At thirteen, image: Eva Lindstrom (Name)
* 1994 - Raven's Song (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 1995 - If the seventh night (Name)
* 1996 - Anarkai (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 1998 - You, You & You (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 1998 - The girl I love is called Milena: a little story about a boy who tries to get a girl to see him, images of
Pija Lindenbaum (Name)
* 1999 - Not like everyone else: a little story about a boy who wants to know if he is ordinary or normal; images of
Pija Lindenbaum, 1999 (characters)
* 2000 - Another way to be young (Name)
* 2001 - Little Life small death (Name)
* 2001 - Forever Milena: a little story about a boy who knows how long love lasts, images of
Pija Lindenbaum (Name)
* 2002 - Seventeen (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 2002 - Never again Milena: a little story about a boy who got tired of this with love, pictures of
Pija Lindenbaum (Name)
* 2003 - Ask & Embla (with Daniel Ahlgren) (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 2004 - Solprinsen (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 2004 - Half the stick (with Gunna Grähs) (Name)
* 2005 -''Twins
* 2006 - Svenne: a (o) the possible story (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 2007 - The Return of hearts' joy (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 2009 - Absolute Per Nilsson (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 2010 - This tree (with Catherine Kieri) (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
* 2014 - Otopia (
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
)
Awards and honors
* 1994 -
August-nominated of ''Raven's song''
* 1994 -
Raben & Sjogren Raben is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Cathrine Raben Davidsen (born 1972), Danish artist
* Frederik Christian Raben (1769–1838), Danish count, traveller and amateur naturalist
*Frederik Raben-Levetzau (1850–1933), Danish c ...
's contest "Best Love Story" for ''Valentine's Delight''
* 1997 -
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...
for ''Joy Of Heart''
* 1997 -
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' ...
for ''Anarkai''
* 1998 - ABF's Literature
* 1998 -
August-nominated of ''You & You & You''
* 1999 - Astrid Lindgren Prize
* 1999 - Dutch prize The Silver Kiss for ''Joy Of Heart''
* 2000 -
August-nominated of ''Another way to be young''
* 2002 -
August-nominated of ''Seventeen''
* 2003 - Expressen Heffaklump for ''
Ask and Embla
In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla ( non, Askr ok Embla )—male and female respectively—were the first two humans, created by the gods. The pair are attested in both the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional ...
''
* 2006 -
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 ''Svenne''
* 2006 -
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Since 1980, the ''Los Angeles Times'' has awarded a set of annual book prizes. The Prizes currently have nine categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction (the Art Seidenbaum Award added in 1991), history, mystery/thriller ( ...
in ''You & You & You''
References
External links
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Raben & Sjogren, Nilsson's Publisher (swedish)
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Swedish children's writers
Swedish-language writers
1954 births
Living people
Writers from Malmö
August Prize winners
Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize
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