Laurie Thompson (26 February 1938 – 8 June 2015) was a British

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

and

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, noted for his translations of

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

literature into

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. Thompson was born in York, England, and lived in northern Sweden for a few years. He was the editor of '' Swedish Book Review'' between 1983 and 2002, and a lecturer at the

University of Wales, Aberystwyth , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

, and the

University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...

Bibliography

*''Quicksand'' by

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3February 19485October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number ...

, 2016 *'' The Man from Beijing'' by

, 2010 *'' Italian Shoes'' by Henning Mankell, 2009 *'' The Mind's Eye by Håkan Nesser, 2008 *'' Kennedy's Brain, by Henning Mankell, 2007 *'' The Return'' by Håkan Nesser, 2007 *''Frozen Tracks'' by

Åke Edwardson Åke Edwardson (born 10 March 1953 in Eksjö, Småland) is a Swedish author of detective fiction, and was previously a lecturer in journalism at Gothenburg University, the city where many of his ''Inspector Winter'' novels are set. Edwardson h ...

, 2007 *''Shadows in the Twilight'' by Henning Mankell, 2007 *''

Borkmann's Point ''Borkmann's Point'' ( sv, Borkmanns punkt ) is a prize-winning crime novel by Swedish writer Håkan Nesser, first published in Sweden in 1994 and translated into English by Laurie Thompson in 2006. Plot The novel is set in the early 1990s when ...

'' by Håkan Nesser, 2006 *'' The Man Who Smiled'' by Henning Mankell, 2006 *'' Depths'' by Henning Mankell, 2006 *''Playing, Writing, Wrestling'', six Swedish writers, 2006 *''Never End'' by Åke Edwardson, 2006 *''Sun and Shadow'' by Åke Edwardson, 2005 *''A bridge to the stars'' by Henning Mankell, 2005 *''Art Goes Underground'', Art in the Stockholm metro, 2004 *''I Die, but the Memory Lives on'' by Henning Mankell, 2004 *'' The Return of the Dancing Master'' by Henning Mankell, 2003 *''Popular Music from Vittula'' by

Mikael Niemi Mikael Niemi (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish author. He wrote the novel ''Populärmusik från Vittula'' (in English as ''Popular music from Vittula''). It is the story of a young boy, Matti, growing up in Pajala in the 1960s and is recounted in ...

, 2003 *'' The Dogs of Riga'' by Henning Mankell, 2001 *''Night Watch'' by Malin Lindroth, 2000 *''After the Campfires'' by Per Jorner, 1999 *'' The White Lioness'' by Henning Mankell, 1998 *''Johnny, my Friend'' by

Peter Pohl Peter Pohl (born 5 December 1940) is a Swedish author and former director and screenwriter of short films. He has received prizes for several of his books and films, as well as for his entire work. From 1966 until his retirement in 2005, he was ...

, 1991 *''Swedish State Cultural Policy'', 1990 *''Pithy Poems'' by Stig Dagerman, 1989 *''The Black Period of Adalbert'', 1988 *''Stig Dagerman'', 1983 *''Swedish Proses'', 1982 *''People and Places'', 1969

Awards

*2003 Swedish Academy award for introduction of Swedish culture abroad. *1986

Honorary Doctor An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or '' ad hon ...

Linköping University Linköping University (, LiU) is a public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. The university has fou ...

References

Swedish–English translators Academics of Aberystwyth University Academics of the University of Wales, Lampeter 1938 births 2015 deaths 20th-century translators {{UK-writer-stub