Lars Ardelius

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Lars Ardelius (born November 1, 1926 in Falun , † July 23, 2012 in Visby ) was a Swedish writer .

Life

The versatile Ardelius worked, among other things, as a seaman, art lecturer and teacher. These professions left a clear mark on his realistic descriptions of the present. From 1982 to 1984 he was the spokesman for the Swedish Writers' Association. He made his debut in 1958 with the collection of novellas Dagligt Allehanda . In addition to prose , short stories and a number of historical and autobiographical novels , he wrote plays for theater and television. He has received several awards for his oral storytelling.

Ardelius lived in Sigtuna .

Works

  • Dagligt allehanda , 1958
  • Mått och steg , 1959
  • Krafter och spel , 1962
  • Svävningar , 1963
  • Rök , 1964
  • Spritt språngande , 1965
  • Plagiarism , 1968
  • Gösta Berglund's saga , 1970
  • Kronprinsarna , 1972
  • Smorgasbordet , 1974
  • Och kungen var kung , 1976
  • Tid och otid , 1978
  • Provryttare , 1981
  • Nya Drömboken , 1982
  • Ogjort , 1983
  • Större än störst , 1985
  • Barnsben , 1986
  • De små sändebuden , 1987
  • Skjuta i Höjden , 1988
  • Sällskapsdjuret , 1989
  • Thoughts on Death (Swedish Slutet. Om dödens höghet och låghet ), 1990 (together with Per Christian Jersild ), ISBN 3-45816344-1
  • Livtag , 1991
  • Kurage! , 1993
  • Resandets ensak , 1995
  • Bitvargen , 1997
  • Lilla sockerstunden , 1998
  • Världen's stables - herrgårdsroman , 2000
  • Ett hål i naturen, essäer om konst , 2002
  • Ingen ålder , 2003
  • Den helande skuggan , 2003
  • Hammarens slag och hjärtats , 2004
  • En lyckad begravning , 2005
  • I vitögat , 2006
  • Där Satan rullar i sanden , 2008
  • Privata liv , 2009

Awards

  • 1973: Grand Prize of the Literature Promotion for Kronprinsarna
  • 1979: Aniara Prize for the historical novel Tid och otid
  • 1998: Signe Ekblad Eldh Prize
  • 2003: Exceptional award from Samfundet De Nio
  • 2006: Grand Prize of the Svenska Academies
  • 2009: Lunde Q Prize

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Svenska Dagbladet from June 20, 2006 (Swedish) accessed October 26, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Ardelius, Lars
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Falun
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 2012
Place of death Visby