Gunder Andersson

Åke Arne "Gunder" Andersson , (born September 13, 1943 in By, Avesta municipality ) is a Swedish writer and cultural journalist .

Life

Andersson made his debut in 1973 with the collection of novellas Över skaklarna and has published articles on the cultural pages of the newspapers Aftonbladet and Helsingborgs dagsblad since the 1970s . In his first short stories, he described the attempt by the working class to break out of their social environment. In addition to educational novels like Alla chanser! (All chances!) And comma ifatt! (Open up!) And plays, he has also written books on the subject of sports. The works Pojken i brunnen (The Boy in the Well) and Baskermannen, döden och Joe Walcott (The Man in the Beret, Death and Joe Walcott) have autobiographical traits . Andersson was a member of the Fyrskift group of writers , which was awarded the Ivar Lo Prize in 1990. His novella Dubbel-8 has been filmed.

Works

Novellas Över skaklarna , 1973 Karl Feldt, you know? , 1974 Struket Korn , 1976 Vägarbete (together with Fyrskift ) 1985 Köttets lust och själens , 1987 Torrsimmaren , 1998 Dubbel-8 , 1998 Novels Alla Chanser! , 1978 Comma ifatt! , 1980 Bränningar (together with Anna-Karin Norlin), 1981 Satsa framåt! (Youth novel), 1986 Pojken i fountain , 2007 Baskermans, döden och Joe Walcott , 2008

Essays Vägval (together with Fyrskift ), 1973 Folkets Park, en 100-årig historia , 1973 Fasta Situationer , 1996 Sudden Death , 1999 Omstart - Mest om sommaridrott , 2001 08: an på landet - en utbölings betraktelser , 2003 Others 3 X Stockholm (report) 1973 Photo album (poetry and photo book), 1984 Djävulen i Notre Dame (poems), 1987 Martins sommar (children's book), 1989 Dribblern - En teaterfantasi om Nacka Skoglund (play performed at the Stockholm Parktheater), 1994 Röster i Dalsland (editor, together with Lena Karlsson), 2000 Mitt möte med Ivar Lo (editor), 2001 Idrottarliv (editor, together with Lena Karlsson) 2002

Prizes and awards

• Ivar Lo Prize 1990

Web links

• Literature by and about Gunder Andersson in the catalog of the German National Library
• Swedish National Encyclopedia (Swedish)