Sven Delblanc

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Sven Delblanc ( pronunciation : [ ˌsvɛnː dɛlˈblaŋː ], born May 26, 1931 in Swan River , Manitoba , Canada ; † December 15, 1992 in Gottsunda , Sweden ) was a Swedish writer and literary scholar .

Sven Delblanc's father's family originally came from France , but Sven Delblanc's grandfather was born in Leipzig and later emigrated to Sweden. Sven Delblanc's father was a farmer. Sven Delblanc grew up in Södermanland . In 1965 he received his doctorate and since the same year was a lecturer in literary history at Uppsala University . From 1968 to 1969 Sven Delblanc was visiting professor at the University of Berkeley , California .

Sven Delblanc mainly wrote imaginative novels set in his homeland Södermanland , many of them with an autobiographical background. Some of his novels became extremely popular.

Works (selection)

stories
  • Jerusalem night. Narration ("Jerusalem's Natt"). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-608-95353-1 .
Novels
  • Castrati ("castrater"). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-608-95181-4 .
  • Samuel's book. Roman ("Samuels bok"). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-608-95176-8 .
  • Samuel's daughters. Roman ("Samuels döttrar"). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-608-95388-4 .
  • Speranza. A contemporary novel ("Speranza"). Dtv, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-423-10459-7 .
  • Waldstein. A novel from the baroque era (“Prästkappan”). Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1984, ISBN 3-548-39077-3 .
theatre

literature

  • Göran Hägg: Den svenska literaturhistorien . Wahlström & Wistrand, Stockholm 1996, ISBN 91-46-16928-8 .
  • Bernt Olsson, Imgemar Algulin: Litteraturens historia i Sverige . Norstedt, Stockholm 1995, ISBN 978-91-19-43632-0 .

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personal data
SURNAME Delblanc, Sven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer and literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Swan River (Manitoba) , Canada
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1992
Place of death Gottsunda , Sweden