Lars Sund
Lars Sund (born 1953 in Jakobstad, Finland), is a Finland-Swedish author. He studied English, Swedish and comparative literature at the Åbo Akademi University and resides in Uppsala, Sweden.
Although basically a novelist, in his latest book in 2010 he revealed his favourite hobby, ornithology, and writing essays about his meetings with birds.
Claes Olsson has made a movie called Colorado Avenue, which is based on Sund's books Colorado Avenue and Lanthandlerskans son.
Lars Sund's five latest books have been translated to Finnish.
Bibliography
- Ögonblick - 1974
- Natten är ännu ung - 1975
- Vinterhamn - 1983
- Colorado Avenue - 1991
- Lanthandlerskans son - 1997
- Eriks bok - 2003
- En lycklig liten ö - 2007
- En morgontrött fågelskådares bekännelser, Dagboksblad maj-december - 2010
Awards
- The Runeberg Award 1992
- Thanks for the Book Award 1993 (Colorado Avenue)
- The Lars Widding Award 1998
- Nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 1997 (Lanthandlerskans son)
