Ulf Nilsson (Author)

Ulf Nilsson, 2016

Ulf Nilsson (born September 18, 1948 in Helsingborg , † before or on September 22, 2021 ) was a Swedish writer .

Life

Ulf Nilsson studied political science and attended a library college, was a journalist, librarian and playwright at the Swedish National Theater in Ronneby. Nilsson wrote for children and adults. An important theme for him was the victory of good over evil. He was also very interested in biblical stories. As of 1978, he has published more than 100 books. Nilsson lived in Stockholm and in South Africa . His books are translated into 16 languages ​​(Afrikaans, Arabic, Bokmål , Danish, German, English, Estonian, Farörisch, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Italian, Catalan, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish).

Nilsson was married to the writer Lotta Olsson . His death was announced in a press release on September 22, 2021. He died at the age of 73.

Reviews

When Grandma got weird

• FAZ : "Today, Nilsson is already sixty and one of Sweden's most renowned children's book authors. Anyone who remembers his volume The Best Funerals of the World , which was also illustrated by Eva Eriksson and appeared in German two years ago, knows that the writer is one of the most sensitive subjects It goes without saying and knows how to tell a lot of jokes. But this time Eriksson's pictures take on a productive life of their own compared to the text - through the richness of detail in the motifs, which at first glance appear simple. "

When we were alone in the world

• Die Zeit : "Nilsson tells terse, almost laconic, and always stays within the boy's horizon of experience. A lot of situation comedy develops from this, on the other hand the seriousness of the situation is not lost. Eva Eriksson supports both with her colored pencil drawings: She draws such sad pictures as that of the boy in a red vest sitting on the steps in front of the house in an almost colorless autumn landscape. And happy ones, on which you can see them licking dough. The emotional state of the children is conveyed with small lines. [...] The Swedish The creative couple Nilsson and Eriksson proves after The best funerals in the world and As Grandma Strangely, his art in literature for smaller children became again. Hardly anyone imitates the hardship of children's life without taking it lightly.

The best singer in the world

• Christine Paxmann in the dog-ear : "In keeping with the tradition of good Swedish child-minding literature, infinite attention is paid to the child's own ego. Perhaps a child is often not yet able to formulate what scares them, for example when performing in front of an audience. According to Ulf Nilsson's story, cheeky and lovingly colored by Eva Eriksson, many a child could better describe their own feelings. The final scenes, in which discouragement and exaggeration are close together, are also beautiful. Children's souls are vulnerable "is the great credo of this experienced author, which Ola Könnecke transposed into German with pinpoint accuracy. A book for big and small brothers and kindergarten children with no ambition to perform."

The best funerals in the world

• Süddeutsche Zeitung : "The children often practice" saying goodbye ", so that unlike in any other picture book, the inevitable at the end of life becomes a carefree children's game, where readers can laugh from the heart, but at the same time offer serious insights."
• Jury of the German Youth Literature Prize : "Nowadays children often die and mourn even more often in children's literature. In Ulf Nilsson's latest book, however, mourning is professionalized. In this book, illustrated by Eva Eriksson with delicate tones, you can experience a comically serious game in which three little protagonists found a "funeral company" with everything that goes with it: with mourning clothes, funeral rhymes and tears. With seriousness and expertise, the children search their immediate surroundings and bumblebees, mice, hamsters or sour herring - find them all their dignified final resting place. Nilsson leads through this game with a light hand and shows how the children imitate and satirize adult behavior patterns. Ole Könnecke's translation pointedly hits the playful and serious tone of the text. "

The cheeky crow

• Jury of the German Youth Literature Prize : "Two children get involved in a fight with a crow that eats" their "cherries from the tree. Only when they have finally overpowered the crow are the children ready to share and happy that they have the bird For all the drama of the stories, which will be fun for the readers, the text and illustration also convey a symbolic message: the cherry tree is a rich cosmos that does not belong to anyone alone, the crow a sign of strange, unavailable life that it one has to pay attention. "

factories

First edition	title	text	illustration	Publisher (place)	ISBN	Translation first edition	Translation title	Translation publisher (location)	Translation ISBN	Translation from Swedish	comment
1982	Älskade lilla gris	Ulf Nilsson	Eva Eriksson	Bonnier Junior ( Stockholm )	ISBN 91-48-50651-6	1983	Dear little pig	Oetinger ( Hamburg )	ISBN 3-7891-5730-9	Angelika Kutsch	Picture book ; German translation only available as an antiquarian
1985	Den fräcka kråkan - En sann advises about Skånes värsta kråka	Ulf Nilsson	Eva Eriksson	Bonnier Junior ( Stockholm )	ISBN 91-48-51176-5	1986	The cheeky crow	Oetinger ( Hamburg )	ISBN 3-7891-5732-5	Angelika Kutsch	Picture book ; German translation only available as an antiquarian
1991	Jenny - Histories om en mus som gav sig ut i världen	Ulf Nilsson	Bjorn Berg	Bonnier Junior ( Stockholm )	ISBN 91-48-51928-6	1995	Jenny the story of a mouse that went out into the world	LeiV ( Leipzig )	ISBN 3-928885-38-3	Erik Gloßmann	Picture book ; German translation only available as an antiquarian

picture books

• Five fat circus pigs . With pictures by Eva Eriksson. Translated by Angelika Kutsch. Oetinger Verlag, 1991, ISBN 3-7891-6901-3 . (Original title: Fem feta cirkusgrisar: United Pigs of America )
• Goodbye, Mr. Muffin . With pictures by Anna-Clara Tidholm . Translated by Ole Könnecke . Moritz Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-89565-148-6 (Original title: Adjö, Herr Muffin )
• The best funerals in the world . With pictures by Eva Eriksson. Translated by Ole Könnecke. Moritz Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-89565-174-5 (Original title: Alla döda sma djur )
• When Grandma got weird . With pictures by Eva Eriksson. Translated by Ole Könnecke. Moritz Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89565-196-0 (Original title: Farmors alla pengar )
• When we were alone in the world . With pictures by Eva Eriksson. Translated by Ole Könnecke. Moritz Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-89565-212-7 (Original title: När vi var ensamma i världen )
• Excavator Tractor Swifts: Vehicles and animals in the city . With pictures by Sarah Sheppard . Translated by Ole Könnecke. Moritz Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-89565-237-0 (Original title: Vi letar konstiga bilar )

Books for children and young readers

• If you would not have me . Oetinger Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7891-1613-0 (Original title: Om ni inte hade mig )
• If only I could fly . Oetinger Verlag, 1988, ISBN 3-7891-1618-1 (Original title: Om jag bara kunde flyga )
• The strongest man in Blekinge . Translated by Birgitta Kicherer . Arena Verlag, 1988, ISBN 3-401-04267-X (Original title: Det märkliga barnet )
• The curse of the pyramids . Translated by Angelika Kutsch. Oetinger Verlag, 1991, ISBN 3-7891-4303-0 .
• When I was little I was big and strong . With pictures by Susann Opel-Götz . Translated by Angelika Kutsch. Oetinger Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3-7891-4302-2 .
• Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna . With pictures by Anna Höglund . Natur & Kultur Verlag, 1994, ISBN 91-27-03977-3 (engl: The master and the four writers )
• Here's a little pig: a real novel. (Co-author: Fibben Hald ). Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel . Tabu-Verlag, 1995, ISBN 3-930777-60-6 .
• A child, a lamb, a song . With pictures by Anna Höglund. Translated by Birgitta Kicherer. Carlsen Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-551-51484-4 (Original title: Ett barn, ett lamm, ett s ° ang )
• Popcorn & Ruffel: Everything about love . With pictures by Lilian Brøgger . Translated by Gabriele Haefs . Sauerländer Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-7941-6017-7
• Heart pain , illustrated by Lena Ellermann , translated by Ole Könnecke . Moritz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2013, ISBN 978-3-89565-262-2
• Commissioner Gordon - The first case , illustrated by Gitte Spee , translated by Ole Könnecke . Moritz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-89565-288-2
• Commissioner Gordon - The last case? , illustrated by Gitte Spee , translated by Ole Könnecke . Moritz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-89565-308-7
• Commissioner Gordon - Yet another case , illustrated by Gitte Spee , translated by Ole Könnecke . Moritz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-89565-328-5
• Commissioner Gordon - A case for Buffy , illustrated by Gitte Spee , translated by Ole Könnecke . Moritz Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-89565-348-3

Rows

Picture book series

• Little sister rabbit with pictures by Eva Eriksson . Oetinger Verlag, 1984, ISBN 3-7891-5731-7 (original title: Lilla syster Kanin )
• Little sister rabbit and all of her friends . Translated by Angelika Kutsch . Oetinger Verlag, 1988, ISBN 3-7891-5733-3 (Original title: Lilla syster Kanin och alla hennes vänner )
• As a little sister, rabbits bathed in the great sea . Oetinger Verlag, 1988, ISBN 3-7891-5734-1 (Original title: När lilla syster Kanin badade i det stora havet )
• When little sister rabbit was chased by a fox . Oetinger Verlag, 1988, ISBN 3-7891-5735-X .
• When little sister Rabbit got completely lost . Oetinger Verlag, 1988, ISBN 3-7891-5736-8 .

Brave Max

• Brave Max and wild animals . Oetinger Verlag, 1990, ISBN 3-7891-1634-3 .
• Brave Max becomes a sorcerer's apprentice . Oetinger Verlag, 1993, ISBN 3-7891-4306-5 .

Awards

• 1983: BMF badge for Lilla syster kanin
• 1984: Nils Holgersson plaque for Lilla syster kanin
• 1985: Expressens Heffaklump for Om ni inte hade mej
• 1987: Nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize in the picture book category for The Cheeky Crow
• 1988: Mildred L. Batchelder Award for If You Didn't Have Me
• 1994: August Prize for Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna
• 2002: BMF badge for goodbye, Mr Muffin
• 2002: August Prize for Adieu, Mr. Muffin
• 2006: Institute for Youth Literature The Best Funerals in the World as Book of the Month November 2006
• 2006: Astrid Lindgren Prize
• 2007: Nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize in the children's book category for the best funerals in the world
• 2007: Read Peter in April for The World's Best Funerals
• 2012: Book of the month of the German Academy for Children's and Youth Literature in the picture book category in December for The Best Singer in the World
• 2013: The best 7 books for young readers in March for The best singer in the world
• 2015: Children's Book Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (together with the Dutch illustrator Gitte Spee ) for Commissioner Gordon - The First Case

Web links

• Literature by and about Ulf Nilsson in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature by and about Ulf Nilsson in the bibliographic database WorldCat
• Portraits: Moritz Verlag
• Reviews:
  • The best funerals in the world: NZZ

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ulf Nilsson at Moritzverlag
2. ↑ Barnboksförfattaren Ulf Nilsson är död. In: svt.se. September 22, 2021, accessed September 22, 2021 (Swedish). 
3. ↑ Andreas Platthaus: I'm not my father at all. In: FAZ.net . August 30, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2018 . 
4. ^ Franz Lettner: Children's book: Brotherly love in the acid test . In: The time . No. 47/2009 ( online ).
5. ↑ http://sz-shop.sueddeutsche.de/mediathek/shop/Produktdetails/Buch+Die_besten_Beerdigungen_der_Welt+Ulf_Nilsson_und_Eva_Eriksson/1981994.do?extraInformationShortModus=false  ( page no longer available , search in web archives automatically as defective )  Info: The link was broken marked. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/datenbanksuche/kinderbuch-2/artikel-die_besten_beerdigungen_d-613.html
7. ↑ http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/datenbanksuche/bilderbuch-1/artikel-die_freche_kraehe-3425.html
8. ↑ http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/datenbanksuche/kinderbuch-2/artikel-die_besten_beerdigungen_d-613.html
9. ↑ AJuM