Gerda Antti
Gerda Sofia Antti Ljungqvist (born August 20, 1929 in Övertorneå ) is a Swedish writer .
Life
Antti grew up with four siblings in norrbottnischen on Övertorneå. She made her debut in 1961 with the collection of poems Här och nu (German: here and now ). Since then she has published several essays , causeries , short stories and novels . Her works deal realistically with the life of the rural population of that time. Using simple and informal language, she describes and problematizes conflicts within and outside of the family, between town and country, new and old. The focus is also on depictions of people on the fringes of society. Antti, known for her humor and satire , is one of the most widely read Swedish writers. She is placed in a row with the Swedish writers Anna Maria Lenngren , Fredrika Bremer and Moa Martinson . These three writers also emphasize the unjustifiably suppressed heroic character of women.
Antti was also involved as a local politician for the Center Party and was a lay judge in the district court. She is chair of the ethical council of the Immigration Service ( Migrationsverket ). Antti sparked a national debate with a newspaper article in the Östgöta Correspondents on December 23, 2009, in which she questioned the expansion of the council by an imam and the demand of Muslim immigrants for a change in Swedish society as inappropriate.
She currently lives in Stockholm and Luleå .
Works
- Här och nu , 1961, collection of poems
- Kväll efter kväll , 1965, collection of short stories
- Inte värre än vanligt , 1977, collection of short stories
- Christer von Rosen , 1979
- Ett ögonblick i sänder , 1980, novel
- I can do it (Swedish: Jag reder mig nog ), 1983, novel, ISBN 978-335-300188-7
- Det ljuva livet , 1983, Causerie
- Hjärndöd? , 1985
- Det är mycket med det jordiska , 1987, novel.
- Fjärrvärme , 1991, novel
- Varav hjärtat är fullt , 1993, Causerie
- Bara lite roligt , 1994, novel
- Dessa dagliga dagar , 1996, Causerie
- Romanerna om Ulla , 1997
- Romanerna om Astrid , 1997
- Livet skriver chapter , 2001, novel
- Ungjävlar , 2005, collection of short stories
- Min man David , 2008, novel
Prizes and awards
- Literature Prize of the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet 1977
- Literature Prize of the Vi magazine in 1980
- 1988 Palmaer Prize
- Swedish Agricultural Association Literature Prize 1994
- Moa Prize 2004
- Rolf Wirtén Culture Prize 2006
- Honorary doctorate in medicine from Linköping University in 2008
literature
- Britt Dahlström: Gerda Antti - Mer än en folkkär författare . Centrum Tryck AB, Avesta 1996, ISBN 91-7448-935-6 .
Web links
- Biography at Albert Bonniers Verlag. Retrieved February 15, 2011 (Swedish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Östgötakultur: Gerda Antti. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 17, 2010 ; Retrieved February 22, 2011 (Swedish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gerda Antti - Mer än en folkkär författare , S23 f.
- ↑ Är svenska domare för litet religious? - Article in dispute by Gerda Antti. Retrieved February 22, 2011 (Swedish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Antti, Gerda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Antti Ljungqvist, Gerda Sofia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Övertorneå |