Fam Ekman

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Fam Ekman
Born	October 1946 (age 67) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Children's writer, illustrator
Notable work(s)	Kall meg onkel Alf

Fam Ekman (born 6 October 1946) is a Swedish/Norwegian children's writer and illustrator. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden as the daughter of actors Hasse Ekman and Eva Henning, and moved to Oslo in 1954.

She made her literary début in 1969 with Det kan hända. Her literary breakthrough was Hva skal vi gjøre med lille Jill? from 1976. She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 2007, for Kall meg onkel Alf.^[1]

She has received several prizes for her art work, and is represented in the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.

Awards

References

↑ "Fam Ekman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2009.

Authority control	VIAF: 24665238 ISNI: 0000 0000 7361 6763 BNF: cb12290241s

Persondata
Name	Ekman, Fam
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian writer and artist
Date of birth	6 October 1946
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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