Barbro Alving
Barbro Alving was a Swedish writer, journalist, screenwriter and translator (1909–1987). She was born at Uppsala and died at Stockholm.
Also recorded as Bang.
Barbro Alving in brief
- Born
- 1909
- Died
- 1987
- Known for
- writer, journalist, screenwriter and translator
- Place of birth
- Uppsala
Contents
Identity and origins
She also worked under the name Bang. The authorities additionally record the heading Bang. Her recorded language was Swedish. Her recorded confession was Catholicism.
She was the child of Hjalmar Alving and Fanny Alving. One child is recorded: Ruffa Alving-Olin.
Catalogued works
24 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1952 to 1990.
Tankar på en lantkyrkogård. Danmarks öde efter 9 april. Alltid händer det något. Trivselvänligt. Käringen mot strömmen. Bang., kåserier 1963-73. Bang. Kåserier 1953-62. Dagbok från Berlinolympiaden 1936. Bang om Bang. Det hände i Storkyrkan. Bang bit för bit, dated 1971. Bang., kåserier 1946-52, dated 1985. Bang talar ut, dated 1972. DET KOM ALDRIG I TIDNINGEN. I dagens läge, dated 1967. Kunde vara värre, dated 1973. Människan vill inte bli omkörd, dated 1952. Ordning på torpet, dated 1954. Personligt, dated 1990. Tro mig eller inte, dated 1968. Vi vid gräsrötterna, dated 1970. Yr i mössan, dated 1966. Bang, dated 1983. Bangs bästa.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Barbro Alving: Läsarens Ställföreträdare, Den engagerade reportern: Svenska sociala reportage 1910–2010, 2024. Som det verkligen var. Barbro Alving (Bang) i dagböcker och brev, HumaNetten, 2015. Towards an archival study of screenplay versions: the role of screenwriting research for adaptation studies, Interfaces, 2022. Människosyn och berättarteknik i svenska socialreportage, Journalistica, 2025.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1909Barbro Alving born at Uppsala.
- 1987Barbro Alving died at Stockholm.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Barbro Alving”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q4568363: Barbro Alving
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