Eva Ström
Eva Ström (* 1947 in Lidingö ) is a Swedish writer , literary critic and doctor .
Life
Eva Ström completed her training as a doctor and worked in this profession from 1974 to 1988. In the following years she focused on working as a writer and literary critic. She mainly wrote poetry and prose . As a critic, she mainly worked for the newspaper Sydsvenskan .
Strom's poetic debut took place in 1977 with Den brinnande Zeppelinaren . Her literary breakthrough came two years later with Steinkind . Since then she has published a number of attention-grabbing collections of poetry, including Brandenburg , Revbensstädera , Rött vill till rött and Kniv och flod . Her poems are known for their typical medical imagery and a feminine sphere of association. But she also wrote novels such as Bröd and Claires leende and in 1994 a biography about Edith Södergran .
On January 20, 2010, she was elected head of the Academy of Sciences for her achievements in humanities and outstanding services to science .
Today Eva Ström lives in Kristianstad .
Works
- The brinnande zeppelin arrows , 1977
- Steinkind , 1979
- Det mörka alfabetet , 1982
- Akra , 1983
- Samtal med en daimon , 1986
- Kärleken till matematiken , 1989
- Mats Ulfson , 1991
- Brandenburg , 1993
- Edith Södergran , 1994
- Poetry and music , 1997
- Berättelser , 1997
- Bröd , 1999
- Revbensstädera , 2002
- Rött vill till rött , 2004
- Pål Svensson, sculptor , 2005 (together with Hans Hammarskiöld)
- Claire's End , 2007
- Kniv och flod , 2009
Prizes and awards
- Literature Prize of the Vi magazine (1979)
- Aftonbladet Prize for Literature (1983)
- Winter Prize of Samfundet De Nio (1993)
- Erik Lindegren Prize (1994)
- Aniara Prize (1994)
- Poetry Prize of the Gustaf Fröding Society (1996)
- Nordic Council Literature Prize (2003)
- Gerard Bonniers lyrikpris (2005)
- Bellman Prize (2005)
- Kristianstad Municipality Culture Prize (2009)
- Tegnér Prize (2010)
- Pär Lagerkvist Prize (2013)
- Special Prize from Samfundet De Nio (2014)
- Harry Martinson Prize (2018)
- Ján Smrek Prize (2018, Slovakia)
Web links
- Literature by and about Eva Ström in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography from Albert Bonniers Verlag, accessed on July 20, 2010 (Swedish)
- Swedish National Encyclopedia , accessed July 20, 2010 (Swedish)
- Book review Kniv och Flod , accessed on July 20, 2010 (Swedish)
- Eva Ströms Blog (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Royal Academy of Sciences , accessed on July 20, 2010 (Swedish)
- ↑ Harry Martinson price for år 2018 tilldelas EVA STRÖM, Kristianstad. March 16, 2018, accessed September 25, 2018 (Swedish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ström, Eva |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer, literary critic and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lidingö |