Claes Hylinger
Claes Hylinger (born January 7, 1943 in Gothenburg , Sweden ) is a Swedish writer and translator .
Life
Claes Hylinger was born the son of an engineer and a housewife. He grew up in Gothenburg and studied French and literary history. With the novel I krig och kärlek , Hylinger made his debut as a writer in 1972. He achieved greater fame with his trilogy about the secret society, which started in 1986 with Det hemliga sällskapet and after 1990 with Den stora sammankomsten ended with 2002 I det hemliga sällskapets tjänst . As a translator he worked, among other things, to translate French works of 'Pataphysics into Swedish.
Works (selection)
- I krig och kärlek (1972)
- Färdaminnen (1973)
- Dagar och nätter i Paris och Göteborg (1975)
- I Göteborg (1978, with Magnus Hedlund and Lennart Aschenbrenner )
- Ett långt farväl (1981)
- Spår av Proust (1984, with Harald Lyth )
- Lennart Aschenbrenner (1985, with Torsten Ekbom )
- Det hemliga sällskapet (1986)
- Nya dagar och nätter (1988)
- The stora sammankomsten (1990)
- July (1992)
- Kvar i Göteborg (1992, with Magnus Hedlund and Lennart Aschenbrenner)
- Kvällarna på Pärlan (1995)
- Från syndafloden till albatross (1997)
- Till främmande land (1998)
- Regnet föll över Järntorget (2000, with Magnus Hedlund and Lennart Aschenbrenner)
- Desockultation (2001)
- I det hemliga sällskapets tjänst (2002)
- Boken om det hemliga sällskapet (2003)
- Hotell Erfarenheten (2006)
- Utan ärende (2009)
Awards (selection)
- BMF badge 1995
- De Nios Vinterpris 1995
- Gerard Bonnier Prize 2009
- Dobloug Prize 2002
- Pirate Prize 2007
Web links
- Literature by and about Claes Hylinger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Claes Hylinger - petnoga patafysiker , allehanda.se
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hylinger, Claes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg , Sweden |