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'''Aase Berg''' (born 1967) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[poet]] and [[critic]]. |
'''Aase Berg''' (born 1967) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[poet]] and [[critic]]. |
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Aase Berg was among the founding members of the [[The Surrealist Group in Stockholm|Stockholm Surrealist Group]] in 1986 and published an early book on their publishing company ''Surrealistförlaget'' in 1988. During the late 1990s she |
Aase Berg was among the founding members of the [[The Surrealist Group in Stockholm|Stockholm Surrealist Group]] in 1986 and published an early book on their publishing company ''Surrealistförlaget'' in 1988. During the late 1990s she emerged as one of the most prominent young poets in Sweden and has since 1997 had several collections of poetry published by various branches of the [[Bonnier Group|Bonnier]] publishing house, the largest and most prestigious in Sweden. Aase Berg made her debut as a prose writer with a short story in the collection ''Perversioner: 12 noveller om avvikelser'', published on ''Vertigo'', the publishing company of [[Carl-Michael Edenborg]], another member of the Stockholm surrealist group. Berg has also been editor of the literary journal [[Bonniers Litterära Magasin]] (commonly known as ''[[BLM]]''), has contributed to the journal ''90tal'', later renamed ''00tal'', and is a critic for the newspaper ''[[Expressen]]''. |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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Revision as of 21:37, 27 May 2013
Aase Berg (born 1967) is a Swedish poet and critic.
Aase Berg was among the founding members of the Stockholm Surrealist Group in 1986 and published an early book on their publishing company Surrealistförlaget in 1988. During the late 1990s she emerged as one of the most prominent young poets in Sweden and has since 1997 had several collections of poetry published by various branches of the Bonnier publishing house, the largest and most prestigious in Sweden. Aase Berg made her debut as a prose writer with a short story in the collection Perversioner: 12 noveller om avvikelser, published on Vertigo, the publishing company of Carl-Michael Edenborg, another member of the Stockholm surrealist group. Berg has also been editor of the literary journal Bonniers Litterära Magasin (commonly known as BLM), has contributed to the journal 90tal, later renamed 00tal, and is a critic for the newspaper Expressen.
Awards and honors
- 2013 Best Translated Book Award, shortlist, Transfer Fat[1]
Selected publications
- Hos rådjur : prosadikter (Stockholm : Bonnier Alba, 1997)
- Mörk materia (Stockholm : Bonnier, 1999)
- Forsla fett : dikter (Stockholm : Bonnier, 2002)
- Contributed to Perversioner : 12 noveller om avvikelser, ed. by Viktoria Jäderling (Stockholm: Vertigo 2003)
- Uppland: dikter (Stockholm: Bonnier, 2005)
- Remainland: Selected Poems of Aase Berg, translated by Johannes Göransson (Tuscaloosa: Action Books, 2005)
- With Deer, translated by Johannes Göransson (Boston: Black Ocean, 2009)
References
- ^ Chad W. Post. "2013 Best Translated Book Award: The Poetry Finalists". Three Pecent. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
External links
- Official site of The Surrealist Group in Stockholm
- An article about Aase Berg
- http://www.actionbooks.org
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