Ove Allansson

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Ove Allansson (born June 13, 1932 in Lidköping , † January 9, 2016 in Gothenburg ) was a Swedish writer .

Life

Allansson grew up in Kvänum , municipality of Vara , and worked in the manufacturing industry, a research institute and on a research ship as a lathe operator and fitter and as a mechanic in the merchant fleet . His writing debut took place in 1963 with poems in the newspaper Sjömannen (German Der Seemann ) and with a novella in the newspaper Metallarbetaren (German Der Metallarbeiter) in the same year. He then worked for a number of other newspapers and magazines. He published about thirty books and worked on as many anthologies , most of which deal with seafaring life and travel. In 1967 his first novel Resan till Honduras (German trip to Honduras ) was published. In 1969 he became a full-time writer.

Allansson was one of the so-called working - class writers , distinguished himself through social engagement and was a storyteller with great imagination. In his many works he shed light on everyday life in Sweden. He mixed work, dreams, love, sadness and anger with the lust and joy of the present. His stories raised fundamental existential and political questions. In his endeavors to improve the working and living conditions of seafarers, he constantly focused in his works on the injustices on board, examined the class society and exposed power structures.

In 1984 Allansson moved to Gothenburg , where he lived with his wife Sonja Maria. He had two children and six grandchildren.

Works

  • Resan till Honduras , 1967
  • Vintramp , 1968
  • Oståkaren , 1969
  • Värmen , 1970
  • Ombordarna , 1971
  • Berättelser från sjön , 1973
  • Pojken som lovade rädda Sveriges järnvägar , 1973
  • Här seglar Manfred Nilsson , 1975
  • Zeppelinaren , 1976
  • Svarvarns första sommar , 1977
  • Styckegods , 1978
  • Containerbröderna , 1979
  • New York Blues , 1981
  • Med Peter till sjöss , 1981
  • En sjöman åker Vasaloppet , 1983
  • Sjömän , 1984
  • Samtal vid frukost (novell på 4 sidor) , 1984
  • Spökmatrosens sånger , 1985
  • Gud är american , 1987
  • Frigossen och berättelserna , 1988
  • Sjöklart , 1989
  • I överrockens kölvatten , 1990
  • Den sorgsne trubaduren från Fogo och andra berättelser , 1992
  • Det kommer alltid en måndag , 1994
  • Sydvart , 1995
  • Hong Kong blues , 1997
  • Kapten orädd och jag , 1998
  • Frysarns Warmth , 1998
  • De haltande åren , 2001
  • Ängeln Sonja, Rubbe, akterseglad Martinson och andra sjömän , 2001
  • Sjöbröder , 2002
  • Horisontdragning , 2003
  • De kosmiska havens bokanjärer , 2005
  • Sjöliv , 2006
  • Blues for Maria , 2008

Prizes and awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ proletaren.se , accessed on March 22, 2017
  2. ↑ Bokanjärer via Ove Allansson (Swedish), accessed on November 14, 2014
  3. ↑ a b Stig-Sjödin-Gesellschaft ( memento of August 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) about Ove Allansson (Swedish), accessed on September 23, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Allansson, Ove
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Lidköping
DATE OF DEATH January 9, 2016
Place of death Gothenburg