Håkan Östlundh
Håkan Östlundh (* 1962 in Uppsala ) is a Swedish writer , screenwriter and journalist .
Life and work
Håkan Östlundh grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Sollentuna . After graduating from high school in 1981, he moved to Stockholm and started working as a freelance journalist. In the 1980s he wrote his first two books "Summer Snow" and "Natives". He also began writing manuscripts for television in the 1990s.
Östlundh is married to the book designer Lotta Kühlborn, she also designs the book covers of his books. The couple has three sons.
Publications (selection)
- Summer snow . Original title: Sommarsnö
- Natives . Original title: Infödingar
- 2009 “Gotland” , published in Germany by Piper, translation by Katrin Frey. In Sweden the novel was published in 2008 under the title Blot (German offering / sacrifice festival). It is already the fourth detective novel about the Gotland police officer Fredrik Broman. (The first was released in 2004.)
- 2011 infractars
Scripts
- Comedy series “De tre vännerna… och Jerry” , there were 91 episodes of this series. Among other things, she was awarded the “Guldgadden” TV prize (comparable to the “Bambi”).
- Crime series "Höök"
Web links
- Literature by and about Håkan Östlundh in the catalog of the German National Library
- Håkan Östlundh in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Östlundh, Håkan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Östlundh, Hakan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer, screenwriter and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uppsala |