Kerstin Ekman

Kerstin Ekman
Kerstin Ekman in 2011
Born	Kerstin Lillemor Hjorth (1933-08-27)27 August 1933 Risinge, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Period	1959–
Notable works	Blackwater Kvinnorna och staden trilogy Vargskinnet trilogy
Spouses	Stig Ekman Börje Frelin
Children	Magnus

Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933 in Risinge, Finspång, Östergötland County) is a Swedish novelist.

Life and career

Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others De tre små mästarna and Dödsklockan) but later went on to psychological and social themes. Among her later works is Mörker och blåbärsris (1972) (set in northern Sweden) and Händelser vid vatten (1993), in which she returned to the form of the detective novel.

Ekman was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, but left the Academy in 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Werner Aspenström, due to the debate following death threats posed to Salman Rushdie. According to the rules of the Academy, however, she will remain a passive member for the entirety of her life.

In 1998 she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal.

Partial bibliography

See the article on Swedish Wikipedia for a complete bibliography.

Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten, 1993), translated by Joan Tate, 1996
Under the Snow (De tre små mästarna, 1961), translated by Joan Tate, 1997
The Forest of Hours (Rövarna i Skuleskogen, 1988), translated 1998
Grand final i skojarbranschen (2011)
Då var allt levande och lustigt : om Clas Bjerkander : Linnélärjunge, präst och naturforskare i Västergötland (2015)

The Women and the Town (Kvinnorna och staden) Tetralogy

Witches' Rings (Häxringarna, 1974), translated by Linda Schenck, 1997
The Spring (Springkällan, 1976), translated by Linda Schenck, 1999
Angel House (Änglahuset, 1979), translated by Sarah G. Death, 2002
A City of Light (En stad av ljus, 1983), translated by Linda Schenck, 2003

The Wolfskin (Vargskinnet) Trilogy

God's Mercy (Guds Barmhärtighet, 1999)
The Last String (Sista rompan, 2002)
Lottery Scratchcards (Skraplotter, 2003)

References

2009-11-21 Nationalencyklopedin • http://www.ne.se/kerstin-ekman

External links

Kerstin Ekman: Be careful of writers. Interview with Kerstin Ekman recorded during the Louisiana Literature festival, 2012. Video by Louisiana Channel.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Harry Martinson	Swedish Academy, Seat No.15 1978-	Succeeded by incumbent

Members of the Swedish Academy

Lotta Lotass Bo Ralph Sture Allén Anders Olsson Göran Malmqvist Tomas Riad Sara Danius Jesper Svenbro Torgny Lindgren Peter Englund Klas Östergren Per Wästberg Sara Stridsberg Kristina Lugn Kerstin Ekman Kjell Espmark Horace Engdahl Katarina Frostenson

Nordic Council Literature Prize winners

1960s	1962: The Days of His Grace – Eyvind Johnson 1963: Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation – Väinö Linna 1964: The Ice Palace – Tarjei Vesaas 1965: From Hell to Paradise – Olof Lagercrantz and The Good Hope – William Heinesen 1966: Diwan on the Prince of Emgion – Gunnar Ekelöf 1967: Nye noveller – Johan Borgen 1968: Flight of the Eagle – Per Olof Sundman 1969: The Legionnaires – Per Olov Enquist

1970s	1970: Anna, I, Anna – Klaus Rifbjerg 1971: Coast of Slaves, Ships of Slaves & Islands of Slaves – Thorkild Hansen 1972: Sju ord på tunnelbanan – Karl Vennberg 1973: Kersantin poika – Veijo Meri 1974: Uden mål – og med – Villy Sørensen 1975: Siinä näkijä missä tekijä – Hannu Salama 1976: Að laufferjum & Að brunnum – Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson 1977: I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa – Bo Carpelan 1978: Dalen Portland – Kjartan Fløgstad 1979: Pubertet – Ivar Lo-Johansson

1980s	1980: Vredens barn – Sara Lidman 1981: Hauströkkrið yfir mér – Snorri Hjartarson 1982: Samuels bok – Sven Delblanc 1983: Om fjorten dage – Peter Seeberg 1984: The Christmas Oratorio – Göran Tunström 1985: A Day in Ostrobothnia – Antti Tuuri 1986: Líkasum – Rói Patursson 1987: Hudløs himmel – Herbjørg Wassmo 1988: Justice Undone – Thor Vilhjálmsson 1989: Roman 1987 – Dag Solstad

1990s	1990: For the Living and the Dead – Tomas Tranströmer 1991: The Sun, My Father – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 1992: Night Watch – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir 1993: Byen og verden – Peer Hultberg 1994: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman 1995: Angels of the Universe – Einar Már Guðmundsson 1996: Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller – Øystein Lønn 1997: Bang. En roman om Herman Bang – Dorrit Willumsen 1998: After Having Spent a Night Among Horses – Tua Forsström 1999: Queen's Gate – Pia Tafdrup

2000s	2000: Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt 2001: The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad 2002: The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen 2003: Revbensstäderna – Eva Ström 2004: Juoksuhaudantie – Kari Hotakainen 2005: The Blue Fox – Sjón 2006: The Ocean – Göran Sonnevi 2007: Drömfakulteten – Sara Stridsberg 2008: Baboon – Naja Marie Aidt 2009: I Curse the River of Time – Per Petterson

2010s	2010: Purge – Sofi Oksanen 2011: Between the Trees – Gyrðir Elíasson 2012: Days in the History of Silence – Merethe Lindstrøm 2013: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine 2014: Mirage 38 – Kjell Westö 2015: Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams & Weariness – Jon Fosse

List of Nordic Council's Literature Prize winners and nominees

Moa Award recipients

1989 – Mary Andersson
1990 – Aino Trosell
1991 – Ebba Witt-Brattström
1992 – Kerstin Engman
1993 – Kerstin Ekman
1994 – Kerstin Thorvall
1995 – Majgull Axelsson
1996 – Sara Lidman
1997 – Kristina Lugn
1998 – Kjell Johansson
1999 – Elsie Johansson
2000 – Eva Adolfsson
2001 – Frida Andersson, Annika Malmborg, Martin Gerber
2002 – Rut Berggren
2003 – Anita König
2004 – Gerda Antti
2005 – Ulrika Knutson
2006 – Birgitta Holm
2007 – Suzanne Osten, Margareta Garpe, Gunnar Edander
2008 – Gunilla Nyroos
2009 – Anita Goldman
2010 – Anneli Jordahl
2011 – Gunilla Thorgren
2012 – Inger Alfvén
2013 – Susanna Alakoski
2014 – Kristina Sandberg

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 114547100 LCCN: n79110154 ISNI: 0000 0001 0937 7873 GND: 119188716 SELIBR: 184850 SUDOC: 026849461 BNF: cb11901630p (data) BIBSYS: 90058909 NLA: 35764240 NDL: 00692439 NKC: ola2002161260 ICCU: IT\ICCU\MILV\180921 BNE: XX1437065

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