Marit Törnqvist

Marit Törnqvist

Marit Törnqvist (born January 19, 1964 in Uppsala , Sweden ) is a Swedish-Dutch illustrator for children's books, as well as a set designer and author. She was best known for her drawings in Astrid Lindgren's books .

life and career

Marit Törnqvist is the daughter of Egil Törnqvist , a professor of Scandinavian studies at the University of Amsterdam and an academic literary critic. Her mother is the author and illustrator Rita Törnqvist-Verschuur .

Törnqvist moved to the Netherlands at the age of five, where she still lives today. Her mother translated the books of the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren into Dutch. As a result, Törnqvist came into contact with Lindgren's literature early on.

From 1982 to 1987 Törnqvist studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie , the art academy in Amsterdam. With her mother, Marit Törnqvist illustrated her first book The Christmas Carp (Swedish: Julkarpen ) in 1989 . This was created after a joint visit to Prague at Christmas time. At the same time Törnqvist applied in Sweden as an illustrator for some of Astrid Lindgren's books and was initially allowed to illustrate As the Bäckhultbauer drove into town ( När Bäckhultarn for till stan ). Further assignments followed, on which she was able to work closely with the Swedish author.

In 1995 Törnqvist wrote and illustrated the book A Little Love Story (Swedish: Liten berättelse om kärlek ). This was awarded the Dutch literature prize Zilveren Griffel in 1996.

Törnqvist has two daughters. She supports refugee children and adults both professionally and privately.

Works (selection)

As an illustrator

• When the Bäckhult farmer drove into town (När Bäckhultarn for till stan, 1989, author: Astrid Lindgren)
• When Adam Engelbrecht got really angry (När Adam Engelbrekt blev tvärarg, 1991, author: Astrid Lindgren)
• In the land of twilight (I skymningslandet, 1994, author: Astrid Lindgren)
• Stones on the kitchen shelf: thoughts, memories, ideas (Astrids klokbok 2000, cover illustration, author: Astrid Lindgren)
• Sonnenau (Sunnanäng, 2003, author: Astrid Lindgren)
• A journey in stories: from Junibacken to Nangilima (Sagoresan, 2006, author: Astrid Lindgren)
• Alla ska sova (2019, author: Astrid Lindgren)
• The Christmas carp (Julkarpen, 1989, together with her mother Rita Törnqvist-Verschuur)
• Pikko, the witch (Pikkuheki, 2000, author: Toon Tellegen)
• Bigger than a dream (Större än en dröm, 2013, author: Jef Aerts)
• The gift of crying (2018, author: Werner Heiduczek, composer: Marion von Tilzer)
• How much I like you (Jij bent de Ranste, 2014, authors: Hans Hagen and Monique Hagen)
• Heroes in socks (Heroes op sokken, 1988, author: Annie Keuper-Makkink)
• Hester's secret (Een verhaal voor Hizzel, 1994, author: Klaas van Assen)

As an author

• A little love story (Liten berättelse om kärlek, 1995)

Awards and nominations

• 1996: Zilveren Griffel for a little love story
• 2016: Nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize (final round)
• 2018: Zilveren stylus for Het gelukkige eiland
• 2018: Boekenpauw for Het gelukkige eiland

Web links

• Literature by and about Marit Törnqvist in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Swedish illustrator Marit Törnqvist joins Iranian artists for Tehran showcase .
2. ^ Matilda Nilsson: Uppsala poorer to Pelle Svanslös .
3. ↑ Illustratrice Marit Törnqvist approved workshop voor kinderen .
4. ↑ Marit & Rita Törnqvist, 'Thomas en de kerstkarper'. Stemmig kerstverhaal in woord en beeld .
5. ↑ Annemieke van Dongen: 'Het paard van Pippi Langkous werd drugged' .
6. ↑ Het onbekende verhaal van Astrid Lindgren .
7. ↑ ^{a b} Törnqvist, Marit .
8. ↑ Gevlucht uit Afghanistan, nu verschopt bij een Zweeds gezin .
9. ↑ Een boek voor jou .
10. ↑ Swantje Thiele: Lindgren, Astrid: Sonnenau .
11. ↑ A little love story .
12. ^ Pressler and Berner in the final round .
13. ^ Eline Lohman: Marit Törnqvist komt naar Zwijndrecht .
14. ↑ Annet Schaap en Marit Törnqvist winnaars op Boekenbeurs .