Ulf Nilsson (author)
| Ulf Nilsson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1948 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1979– |
| Genre | children-youth |
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
- 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
English translations
- 2015 – Detective Gordon: The First Case, 96pp., ISBN 978-1-927271-69-8[4]
- 2016 – Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case, 96pp., ISBN 978-1-776570-65-2[5]
Awards
Nilsson has received the August Prize (Augustpriset) twice, the only writer for children and young adults to have been so recognized,[6] and a distinction he shares with only four other writers for readers of any age.[7]
- 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[8]
- 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
External links
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nilsson, Ulf (1 March 2015). "Detective Gordon: The First Case: The First Case". Gecko Press. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ Nilsson, Ulf (1 February 2016). "A Complicated Case". Gecko Press. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ 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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