Maria Lang
Maria Lang (born March 31, 1914 in Västerås ; † October 9, 1991 in Nora ; actually Dagmar Maria Lange ) was a Swedish writer . Maria Lang is one of the most famous Swedish crime writers. From 1949 to 1990 she published 43 novels and four books for young people.
Life
Maria Lang studied literature at Stockholm University and received her doctorate in 1946 with a thesis on Pontus Wikner . From 1948 to 1968 she was the principal at the private girls' school Ahlströmska Skola in Stockholm . She worked as a lecturer until 1974. After her retirement, Lang moved to Nora, where she lived until her death.
In 1949 Maria Lang published the crime novel Mördaren ljuger inte ensam and caused some controversy as two of the main characters were in a homosexual relationship. Many motifs from the Lang thrillers can already be found in her first work: Swedish natural romance, a complex intrigue and a murder motif with a sexual background.
In 1971 she was one of the 13 Swedish authors who founded the Svenska Deckarakademin . After a dispute with Per Wahlöö about Richard Neelys being awarded the Swedish crime prize , she left the organization in 1973. 1985 her autobiography Vem är du? Dagmar Lange or Maria Lang . A year before her death, Se Skoga och sedan ... was her last novel.
Works
- 1949: Mördaren ljuger inte ensam
- Not only the murderer lies , by Leena Flegler; btb, Munich 2015. ISBN 978-3-442-75459-5
- 1950: Farligt att förtära
- 1951: Inte flera murder
- 1952: En skugga blott
- 1953: Rosor, kyssar och döden
- 1954: Tragedi på en lantkyrkogård
- Tragedy in a country cemetery , German by Stefan Plüschkat; btb, Munich 2015. ISBN 978-3-442-75460-1
- 1955: Se döden på dig väntar
- See how death awaits you , by Erik Gloßmann; Neuer Europa Verlag, Leipzig 2008. ISBN 978-3-86695-829-6
- 1956: Mörkögda augustinatt
- 1957: Kung Liljekonvalje av dungen
- 1958: Farliga drömmar
- 1959: Ofärd i huset bor
- 1960: Vår sång blir stum
- 1961: Att vara kvinna
- 1962: En främmande man
- 1963: Tre små gummor
- 1964: Ögonen
- 1964: Siden collects
- 1965: De röda kattorna
- 1966: Svart sommar
- 1967: Vitklädd med ljus i hår
- 1968: Ingen returbiljett
- 1969: Intrigernas hus
- 1970: Staden sover
- 1971: Mördarens bok
- 1971: Akta dej, Katja!
- 1977: Watch out, Katja! , German by Eckehard Schultz; Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1977. ISBN 3-499-20161-5
- 1972: Hjälp mej, Katja!
- 1978: Help me, Katja! , German by Eckehard Schultz; Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1978. ISBN 3-499-20177-1
- 1972: Vem väntar på värdshuset?
- 1973: Vi var tretton i classes
- 1974: Det är ugglor i must
- 1975: Dubbelsäng i Danmark
- 1975: Jan och Katja jagar jultomten
- 1979: Katja and Jan on the hunt , German by Eckehard Schultz; Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1979. ISBN 3-499-20232-8
- 1976: Körsbär in November
- 1977: Jan and Katja jagar en kista
- 1977: Arvet efter Alberta
- 1978: Camilla vid skiljevägen
- 1979: Svar till Ensam Eva
- 1980: Inga pengar till Vendela
- 1981: Gullregn i October
- 1982: Docka vit, Docka röd
- 1983: Fyra fönster mot gården
- 1984: Använd aldrig arsenik
- 1985: Klappa inte katten
- 1986: Dödligt drama på Dramaten
- 1987: Ånglok 16 på fel spår
- 1988: Tvillingen i spegeln
- 1989: Flyttbil försvunnen
- 1990: Se Skoga och sedan ...
Web links
- Maria Lang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Maria Lang in the catalog of the German National Library
- An obituary by Michael Landberg (Bergslagsposten)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Long, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lange, Dagmar Maria (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Västerås |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1991 |
| Place of death | Nora |