Kerstin Ekman

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Kerstin Lillemor Ekman (born August 27, 1933 in Risinge) is a Swedish novelist.

Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others De tre små mästarna and Dödsklockan) but later went on to psychological and social themes. Among her later works is Mörker och blåbärsris (1972) (set in northern Sweden) and Händelser vid vatten (1993), in which she returned to the form of the detective novel.

Elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, she left the Academy in 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Werner Aspenström, due to the debate following death threats posed to Salman Rushdie. According to the rules of the Academy, however, she will remain a passive member for the entirety of her life.

[edit] Partial Bibliography

See the article on the (Swedish) Wikipedia for a complete bibliography.

  • Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten, 1993), translated by Joan Tate, 1996
  • Under the Snow (De tre små mästarna, 1961), translated by Joan Tate, 1997
  • The Forest of Hours (Rövarna i Skuleskogen, 1988), translated 1998

[edit] The Women and the Town (Kvinnorna och staden) Tetralogy

  • Witches' Rings (Häxringarna, 1974), translated by Linda Schenck, 1997
  • The Spring (Springkällan, 1976), translated by Linda Schenck, 1999
  • Angel House (Änglahuset, 1979), translated by Sarah G. Death, 2002
  • A City of Light (En stad av ljus, 1983), translated by Linda Schenck, 2003

[edit] The Wolfskin (Vargskinnet) Trilogy

  • God's Mercy (Guds Barmhärtighet, 1999)
  • The Last String (Sista rompan, 2002)
  • Lottery Scratchcards (Skraplotter, 2003)


Preceded by
Harry Martinson		 Swedish Academy,
Seat No.15
1978-		 Succeeded by
incumbent
Members of the Swedish Academy
1. Sten Rudholm • 2. Bo Ralph • 3. Sture Allén • 4. Anders Olsson • 5. Göran Malmqvist • 6. Birgitta Trotzig • 7. Knut Ahnlund • 8. Jesper Svenbro • 9. Torgny Lindgren • 10. Peter Englund • 11. Ulf Linde • 12. Per Wästberg • 13. Gunnel Vallquist • 14. Kristina Lugn • 15. Kerstin Ekman • 16. Kjell Espmark • 17. Horace Engdahl • 18. Katarina Frostenson
v • d • e
Recipients of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize (List)
1962: Eyvind Johnson · 1963: Väinö Linna · 1964: Tarjei Vesaas · 1965: William Heinesen &: Olof Lagercrantz · 1966: Gunnar Ekelöf · 1967: Johan Borgen · 1968: Per Olof Sundman · 1969: Per Olov Enquist · 1970: Klaus Rifbjerg · 1971: Thorkild Hansen · 1972: Karl Vennberg · 1973: Veijo Meri · 1974: Villy Sørensen · 1975: Hannu Salama · 1976: Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson · 1977: Bo Carpelan · 1978: Kjartan Fløgstad · 1979: Ivar Lo-Johansson · 1980: Sara Lidman · 1981: Snorri Hjartarson · 1982: Sven Delblanc · 1983: Peter Seeberg · 1984: Göran Tunström · 1985: Antti Tuuri · 1986: Rói Patursson · 1987: Herbjørg Wassmo · 1988: Thor Vilhjálmsson · 1989: Dag Solstad · 1990: Tomas Tranströmer · 1991: Nils-Aslak Valkeapää · 1992: Friða Á. Sigurðardóttir · 1993: Peer Hultberg · 1994: Kerstin Ekman · 1995: Einar Már Guðmundsson · 1996: Øystein Lønn · 1997: Dorrit Willumsen · 1998: Tua Forsström · 1999: Pia Tafdrup · 2000: Henrik Nordbrandt · 2001: Jan Kjærstad · 2002: Lars Saabye Christensen · 2003: Eva Ström · 2004: Kari Hotakainen · 2005: Sjón · 2006: Göran Sonnevi · 2007: Sara Stridsberg
Persondata
NAME Ekman, Kerstin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Academy
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Risinge, Östergötland, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH