Kerstin Ekman

Kerstin Ekman
Kerstin Ekman
	Kerstin Ekman in 2011
Born	Kerstin Lillemor Hjorth; 27 August 1933 (age 91); Finspång, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Education	Uppsala University; (history of literature)
Period	1959–
Notable works	Blackwater; Kvinnorna och staden trilogy; Vargskinnet trilogy
Notable awards	Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
Spouses	Stig Ekman (1954-1966; divorced); Börje Frelin (1972-);
Children	Magnus
Member of the Swedish Academy; (Seat No. 15)
	In office; 20 December 1978 – 7 May 2018
Preceded by	Harry Martinson
Succeeded by	Jila Mossaed

Kerstin Lillemor Ekman (née Hjorth; born 27 August 1933) 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. In 2018, the Academy granted her resignation, the rules of membership having changed to allow members to resign.^[1]

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

^ Andersson, Elisabet. "Fyra personer får lämna Akademien" [Four persons have been granted permission to leave the Academy]. Svenska Dagbladet. Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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 1978-2018 (inactive 1989-2018)	Succeeded by Jila Mossaed

[leave-1] Andersson, Elisabet. "Fyra personer får lämna Akademien" [Four persons have been granted permission to leave the Academy]. Svenska Dagbladet. Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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v t e 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 2016: Songs and Formulae – Katarina Frostenson 2017: Memories of Love – Kirsten Thorup 2018: Hotel Silence – Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir 2019: Efter Solen – Jonas Eika
2020s	2020: Who killed Bambi? – Monika Fagerholm 2021: Flower Valley – Niviaq Korneliussen 2022: Om udregning af rumfang – Solvej Balle 2023: Ihågkom oss till liv – Joanna Rubin Dranger
List of Nordic Council's Literature Prize winners and nominees

v t e August Prize for Best Fiction
Best book (1989–1991)	1989: Tecknens rike – Cecilia Lindqvist 1990: De sotarna! De sotarna! – Lars Ahlin 1991: Livets ax – Sven Delblanc
1990s	1992: Medan tiden tänker på annat – Niklas Rådström 1993: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman 1994: Synden – Björn Ranelid 1995: Sweetness – Torgny Lindgren 1996: The Sorrow Gondola – Tomas Tranströmer 1997: April Witch – Majgull Axelsson 1998: Berömda män som varit i Sunne – Göran Tunström 1999: The Visit of the Royal Physician – Per Olov Enquist
2000s	2000: Popular Music from Vittula – Mikael Niemi 2001: Underdog – Torbjörn Flygt 2002: The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot – Carl-Johan Vallgren 2003: Lottery Scratchcards – Kerstin Ekman 2004: Gregorius – Bengt Ohlsson 2005: The American Girl – Monika Fagerholm 2006: Svinalängorna – Susanna Alakoski 2007: Stundande natten – Carl-Henning Wijkmark 2008: Ett annat liv – Per Olov Enquist 2009: The Emperor of Lies – Steve Sem-Sandberg
2010s	2010: Spill. En damroman – Sigrid Combüchen 2011: Korparna – Tomas Bannerhed 2012: A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz – Göran Rosenberg 2013: Wilful Disregard – Lena Andersson 2014: Liv till varje pris – Kristina Sandberg 2015: Allt jag inte minns – Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2016: De polyglotta älskarna – Lina Wolff 2017: De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar – Johannes Anyuru 2018: Ædnan – Linnea Axelsson 2019: Osebol – Marit Kapla
2020s	2020: Samlade verk – Lydia Sandgren 2021: Eufori: en roman om Sylvia Plath – Elin Cullhed 2022: Detaljerna – Ia Genberg

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