Astrid Ahnfelt

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Astrid Ahnfelt (born March 31, 1876 in Stockholm , † 1962 ) was a Swedish writer .

Life

Ahnfelt was the daughter of the writer Arvid Ahnfelt and Hilda Runnerström. From the early 20th century she lived in Italy , studied in Naples , where she worked as a writer and gave expert lectures on Swedish fiction . Ahnfelt campaigned for the Swedish cultural exchange with Italy. She wrote her works in both Italian and Swedish. August Strindberg's novel Tjänstekvinnans son ( The Son of a Maid ) was translated into Italian by her; also Luigi Pirandello's opera Quando si è qualcuno

She worked as a nurse after the Messina earthquake in 1908 and during the First World War .

Works (selection)

  • Bikt
  • Verner von Heidenstam
  • Un precursore della moderna letteratura svedese: CJL Almqvist
  • Som agnar för vinden: romantiserad advises från det förstörda Messina
  • Sagor och legendary
  • Nutidsungdom: skildring från det moderna Italy
  • Mariuccia reser till Sicilien
  • Maestro Olof: dramma in cinque atti
  • Lilla Toti: Consultant
  • La storia d'un'anima: Il figlio di una serva

literature

  • Åke Lilliestam: Astrid Ahnfelt - förespråkare för svenskt kulturutbyte med Italy , in Personhistorisk Tidskrift , 1992, pp. 10–22

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Luigi Pirandello, Stefano Pirandello, Sarah Zappulla Muscarā: Nel tempo della lontananza, 1919-1936 , 2008, p. 432
  2. ↑ https://www.abc.se/~m225/litteratur/tidskrifter/personhisttidskr.html
personal data
SURNAME Ahnfelt, Astrid
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH 1962