Bjorn Larsson
Björn Larsson (* 1953 in Jönköping ) is a Swedish writer and professor of French.
Life
Larsson attended school in Jönköping in southern Sweden. The 15-year-old spent a year in high school in Arizona. After finishing school, he lived in Paris for four years, where he learned fluent French and completed his distance learning. He received his doctorate in 1988 on Simone de Beauvoir with the title: La réception des Mandarins .
For some time he was an assistant, then professor of French at Lund University . Larsson is the author of numerous scientific and technical works, from a treatise on the use of French adjectives to an instruction book for deep-sea diving. With his writing, Larsson processes his true passion: sailing. During the summer holidays he lives on his sailing boat in Denmark. Larsson achieved his breakthrough as a writer in 1995 with the fictional biography of the character Long John Silver , the ship's cook from the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson .
Books (selection)
- Der Keltische Ring, Verlag Berlin 1991, ISBN 978-3827002440
- Long John Silver, Verlag Berlin 1995, ISBN 978-3827002105
- Kap Zorn, Goldmann Verlag 2005, ISBN 978-3442458004
- Dreams on the Shore of the Sea, Goldmann Verlag 2001, ISBN 978-3442447183 *
- What happened to Inga Andersson ?, Goldmann Verlag 2006, ISBN 978-3442461455
Awards (selection)
- Prix Médicis étranger 1999
- Premio Boccaccio Europe, 2000,
- Premio Elsa Morante, 2002
- Oestrabopriset 2004
Web links
- Literature by Björn Larsson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Logbook "The Celtic Ring"
Individual evidence
- ↑ biography on 365 stars, accessed on August 13, 2015
- ^ Krimi-Couch, accessed on August 13, 2015
- ↑ List of Médicis étranger Prize Winners, accessed on August 13, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larsson, Bjorn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer and professor of French |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jonkoping |