Ulf Nilsson (author)
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| Ulf Nilsson | |
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| Born | 1948 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1979– |
| Genre | children-youth |
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Ulf Nilsson (born in Helsingborg in 1948), is an award-winning Swedish writer[1] who has published more than 100 books and picture books, geared mainly to children and adolescents.[2] He is also the long-running president of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books.
Books[edit]
- 1979 – Pojkjävlarna
- 1982 – Älskade lilla gris
- 1983 – Lilla syster Kanin (together with Eva Eriksson)
- 1983 – En kamp för frihet
- 1985 – If You Didn't Have Me (Swedish: Om ni inte hade mig)[3]
- 1985 – Den fräcka kråkan
- 1986 – Boeing 747 (together with Pija Lindenbaum)
- 1994 – Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna
- 1996 – En dag med mössens brandkår
- 2001 – Varg nosar och jagar
- 1998 – En frälsare är född
- 2002 – Adjö, herr Muffin (together with Anna-Clara Tidholm)
- 2004 – En ängel vid din sida
- 2005 – En halv tusenlapp (together with Filippa Widlund)
- 2005 – Liten mus trycker på knappar
- 2006 – Den döde talar
- 2006 – Lilla syster kanin går alldeles vilse
- 2006 – Alla döda små djur
- 2007 – Ensam bland rävar
Awards[edit]
Nilsson has received the August Prize (Augustpriset) twice, the only writer for children and young adults to have been so recognized,[4] and a distinction he shares with only four other writers for readers of any age.[5]
- 1983 – BMF-plaketten (jointly with illustrator Eva Eriksson) for Lilla syster kanin
- 1984 – Nils Holgersson-plaketten for Lilla syster Kanin and En kamp för frihet[6]
- 1985 – Expressens Heffaklump for Om ni inte hade mig and Den fräcka kråkan
- 1994 – Augustpriset for Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna
- 2002 – Augustpriset for Adjö, herr Muffin
- 2002 – BMF-plaketten
- 2002 – Bokjuryn (category 0–6 years)
- 2006 – The Astrid Lindgren Prize for his authorship of child and youth literature
- 2010 – Schullströmska prize for Children's Literature
References[edit]
- ^ Bonnier Group Agency – Ulf Nilsson biography
- ^ Nationalencyklopedin biographical entry about Nilsson, retrieved 5 August 2014
- ^ "Review: If You Didn't Have Me". Kirkus. 1 March 1987. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Åsa Warnqvist; Sarah Death (Spring 2013). "New Swedish Books for Young Readers" (PDF). Swedish Arts Council. p. 15.
- ^ Augustpriset genom åren, Swedish Publishers' Association. Retrieved 5 August 2014 (Swedish)
- ^ Nils Holgersson-plaketten, Swedish Institute for Children's Books, retrieved 5 August 2014
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