Ann-Helén Laestadius
Monika Ulrika Ann-Helén Laestadius (born 3 December 1971) is a Swedish Sámi journalist and bestselling writer. In 2016, her novel Tio över ett (Ten Past One) won the Swedish August Prize as the best submission in the children and young adult category. She wrote her first adult novel in 2021 titled Stolen, translated to English in 2023 by Rachel Willson-Broyles and became a number 1 paperback bestseller.
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- Ann-Helén Laestadius
- Birth Name
- Monika Ulrika Ann-Helén Laestadius
- Born
- 3 December 1971
- Birthplace
- Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
- Occupation
- * Journalist
- Full name
- Monika Ulrika Ann-Helén Laestadius.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Fields
- literature and journalism.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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Netflix released a film adaptation, Stolen, in 2024.
De nominerade för Augustpriset 2016 i de olika priskategorierna presenteras den 24 oktober 2016 på Kulturhuset Stadsteatern i Stockholm.
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De nominerade för Augustpriset 2016 i de olika priskategorierna presenteras den 24 oktober 2016 på Kulturhuset Stadsteatern i Stockholm.
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• Name — Ann-Helén Laestadius • Birth Name — Monika Ulrika Ann-Helén Laestadius • Born — 3 December 1971 • Birthplace — Jukkasjärvi, Sweden • Occupation — * Journalist • writer
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Born on 3 December 1971 in Jukkasjärvi in the far north of Sweden, Monika Ulrika Ann-Helén Laestadius is the daughter of the municipal employee Ivar Jan-Erik Laestadius (born 1951) and his wife Ellen Sara Kristina née Marainen (born 1948), a shop assistant. Now living in Solna near Stockholm, she has worked as a journalist since 1990. The About the Author section of her novel Stolen says "she is an author and journalist from Kiruna, Sweden. She is Sámi and of Tornedalian descent, two of Sweden's national minorities." In 2007, she published her first children's novel, Sms från Soppero (Sms from Soppero). It was followed by five others. Her Tio över ett (Ten Past One) won the August Prize for Swedish children's literature in 2016. The jury commented: “It is about the collective grief of a changing community, about civil society and local politics, and about love and friendship. In energetic prose, Laestadius intertwines place, politics and psychology.” She was also awarded the Norrland Literature Prize (Norrlands litteraturpris) for the same work in 2017.
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• Ann-Helén's page at Författarcentrum in Swedish Ebook: Atlantbib.org
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- 1.Augustpriset. Pristagare 2016.
- 2.Sveriges Radio AB. Om Ann-Helén Laestadius. 24 October 2017.
- 3.Ann-Helén Laestadius. Simon & Schuster.
- 4.Lee, Joseph. In this Swedish bestseller, a young Sámi woman fights for survival. Grist. January 20, 2023.
- 5.Giertz, Elias. Ann-Helén Laestadius' Acclaimed Novel Stolen to Come to Netflix. Netflix. September 1, 2023.
- 6.Laestadius friends. Laestadius, Monika Ulrika Ann-Helen.
- 7.Författarcentrum. Ann-Helén Laestadius.
- 8.Hedlund Literary Agency. Ann-Helen Laestadius Awarded The Nordic Literature Prize 2017. 3 July 2017.
- 9.Norrländska Litteratur Sällskapet. Årets pristagare av Norrlands litteraturpris är Anna Jörgensdotter och Mia Öström!.
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