Sebastian Lybeck
Sebastian Lybeck (born August 3, 1929 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish-Swedish author who became known in Germany for his children's books about latte hedgehogs .
Life
Sebastian Lybeck was born in Finland in 1929 and grew up there. He began writing articles and poems for a school newspaper while in school. After graduating from high school, he tried his hand at various professions and finally turned to writing in 1957, ten years after graduating from school.
He invented the figure of the latte hedgehog while working on a summer column for Hufvudstadsbladet (the largest Swedish-language daily newspaper in Finland). During a three-month stay in southern Germany, he learned enough German to translate Christian Morgenstern's “Galgenlieder” into Swedish. After marrying his teacher Berthe Ruud, he lived in Lofoten, Denmark and Sweden. Today he lives in Tyresö in Sweden . After the death of his wife Berthe, whom he had previously looked after for four years, which prevented him from writing, “Latte Igel und der Schwarze Schatten” was created. “This is my life without Berthe,” he says himself. He has three daughters and five grandchildren. In addition to children's books, he has also published poetry .
Works
- Latte hedgehog and the water stone. ( Latte Igelkott och Vattenstenen 1958)
- When the fox lost its ears. (1966)
- Latte hedgehog travels to Lofoten . (1969)
- Latte hedgehogs and the black shadow. (2009)
- A great day for Latte Hedgehogs. (2012)
Awards
1959 Special Prize of the German Youth Book Prize for Latte Igel and the Wasserstein.
Web links
Literature by and about Sebastian Lybeck in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Laughing that your stomach wobbles , Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, May 24, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lybeck, Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish-Swedish author of children's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki , Finland |