Rose Lagercrantz

Swedish writer for children and adults (born 1947)

Rose Lagercrantz
Rose Lagercrantz author portrait
Rose Lagercrantz
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationWriter
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySwedish

Rose Lagercrantz (born in Stockholm in 1947) is a Swedish writer for children and adults.

Her first book was published in 1973,[1] and she has since had her work translated into English, German, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, Slovak and Hebrew.

Books (selection)

  • 2010 – Mitt lyckliga liv
  • 2012 – Om man ännu finns
  • 2012 – Mitt hjärta hoppar och skrattar (illustrated by Eva Eriksson)
  • 2012 – Födelsedagsbarnet (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz)
  • 2013 – Julbarnet (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz)
  • 2013 – Barnvakten (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz)
  • 2014 – Sist jag var som lyckligast (illustrated by Eva Eriksson)
  • 2015 – Livet enligt Dunne

English translations

  • 2012 – My Happy Life, (Gecko Press) 136pp., ISBN 978-1-877467-80-6[2]
  • 2014 – My Heart is Laughing, (Gecko Press) 120pp., ISBN 978-1-877579-51-6[3]
  • 2015 – When I Am Happiest, (Gecko Press) 128pp., ISBN 978-1-927271-89-6[4]
  • 2016 – Life According to Dani, (Gecko Press) 108pp., ISBN 978-1-776570-71-3[5]
  • 2017 – See You When I See You, (Gecko Press) 152pp., ISBN 978-1-776571-30-7[6]
  • 2019 – Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows, (Gecko Press) 184pp., ISBN 978-1-776572-25-0[7]
  • 2020 – All's Happy That Ends Happy, (Gecko Press) 224pp., ISBN 978-1-776572-92-2[8]

Awards (selection)

  • 1979 – Astrid Lindgren Prize[9]
  • 1980 – Nils Holgersson Plaque
  • 1988 – Expressens Heffaklump
  • 1992 – Vi Magazine Literature Prize
  • 1995 – August Prize

References

  1. ^ "Rose Lagercrantz". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ Lagercrantz, Rose (1 January 2016). My Happy Life. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781877579653. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ Lagercrantz, Rose (2 May 2014). My Heart is Laughing. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781927271216. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ^ Lagercrantz, Rose (September 2015). When I am Happiest. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781776570249. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ Lagercrantz, Rose (2016). Life According to Dani. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781776570706. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. ^ "See You When I See You - Dani series | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows | Children's Books | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ^ "All's Happy that Ends Happy | My Happy Life | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. ^ "The Astrid Lindgren Prize". astridlindgren.se. 7 July 2016.

External links

  • Children's literature portal
  • Rose Lagercrantz author biography
  • Official author website (Swedish)
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August Prize for Best Children and Young Adult Literature
1990s
  • 1992: I Miss You, I Miss You! – Peter Pohl & Kinna Gieth
  • 1993: Vinterviken – Mats Wahl
  • 1994: Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna – Ulf Nilsson
  • 1995: Flickan som inte ville kyssas – Rose Lagercrantz
  • 1996: Min syster är en ängel – Ulf Stark & Anna Höglund
  • 1997: Sanning eller konsekvens – Annika Thor
  • 1998: Resan till världens ände – Henning Mankell
  • 1999: Spelar död – Stefan Casta
2000s
  • 2000: Bridget and the Gray Wolves – Pija Lindenbaum
  • 2001: Are U 4 Real? – Sara Kadefors
  • 2002: Adjö, herr Muffin – Ulf Nilsson & Anna-Clara Tidholm
  • 2003: In the Ceiling the Stars Are ShiningJohanna Thydell
  • 2004: Dansar Elias? Nej!Katarina Kieri
  • 2005: Eddie Bolander & jag – Bo R. Holmberg & Katarina Strömgård
  • 2006: Svenne – Per Nilsson
  • 2007: Var är min syster?Sven Nordqvist
  • 2008: Legenden om Sally Jones – Jakob Wegelius
  • 2009: Skriv om och om igen – Ylva Karlsson, Katarina Kuick, Sara Lundberg & Lilian Bäckman
2010s
  • 2010: Här ligger jag och blöder]]Jenny Jägerfeld
  • 2011: Pojkarna – Jessica Schiefauer
  • 2012: ABC å allt om det – Nina Ulmaja
  • 2013: Snöret, fågeln och jagEllen Karlsson & Eva Lindström
  • 2014: Mördarens apa]] – Jakob Wegelius
  • 2015: När hundarna kommer – Jessica Schiefauer
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