Joanna Rubin Dranger
Joanna Rubin Dranger (born March 1, 1970, in Stockholm as Anna Joanna Dranger) is a Swedish author, cartoonist, children's book's artist and illustrator best known for her graphic novels Miss Scaredy-Cat and Love and Miss Remarkable and Her Career. Rubin Dranger is a professor in illustration at the Department of Design, Craft and Arts of the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack) in Stockholm, where she shares responsibility for the MA programme in Visual Communication. She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2023.
Joanna Rubin Dranger
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- Name
- Joanna Rubin Dranger
- Birth Name
- Anna Joanna Dranger
- Born
- 1 March 1970
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Author, cartoonist, illustrator, graphic novelist
- Awards
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize (2023)
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Fields
- literary activity, children's book, children's and young adult literature and illustration.
- Honours
- Nordic Council Literature Prize, Urhunden Prizes and Adamson Awards.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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Joanna Rubin Dranger (born March 1, 1970, in Stockholm as Anna Joanna Dranger) is a Swedish author, cartoonist, children's book's artist and illustrator best known for her graphic novels Miss Scaredy-Cat and Love and Miss Remarkable and Her Career. Rubin Dranger is a professor in illustration at the Department of Design, Craft and Arts of the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack) in Stockholm, where she shares responsibility for the MA programme in Visual Communication. She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2023.
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• Name — Joanna Rubin Dranger • Birth Name — Anna Joanna Dranger • Born — 1 March 1970 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Author, cartoonist, illustrator, graphic novelist • Notable Works — Miss Scaredy-Cat and Love, Miss Remarkable and Her Career • Awards — Nordic Council's Literature Prize (2023) • Website — www.joannarubindranger.com • Illustration — LiteratureXcange Festival in Aarhus, Denmark (2024) Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Graphic novels
Graphic novels
• Fröken Livrädd & Kärleken (1999) • Fröken Märkvärdig & Karriären (2001; English translation by Maura Tavares: Miss Remarkable and Her Career, 2003) • Askungens Syster Och Andra Sedelärande Berättelser (2005) • Alltid Redo Att Dö För Mitt Barn (2008) • What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (2008) • Ihågkom oss till liv (2022) • Illustration — Askungens syster och andra sedelärande berättelser (2005)
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• Fittflickan, satirical feminist superhero parody published by the newspaper Aftonbladet (1999) • Stamps, Fröken Livrädd & Kärleken, Svenska Posten (2002)
Joanna Rubin Dranger, Swedish author, at Göteborg Book Fair 2010
Boberger. Photo: Bengt Oberger
Joanna Rubin Dranger, Swedish author, at Göteborg Book Fair 2010
Boberger. Photo: Bengt Oberger
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1970
Joanna Rubin Dranger born at Stockholm.
1999
Fröken Livrädd & Kärleken by Joanna Rubin Dranger (1999) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
Children's books
• ARG! Nittiotalets argaste bok with Anna Karin Cullberg (1989) • LEDSEN! En helt vanlig historia with Anna Karin Cullberg (1992) • Johannabarnet, illustrated book written by Victoria Hammar (2003) • ARG! Tvåtusentalets argaste bok, with Anna Karin Cullberg (2004) • Dag Drömlund, dagdrömmare, with Anders Brundin (2004) • GLAD! (2007) • Räkna med Nell (2009) • Nell leker inne (2009) • Nell på våren (2010) • Nell på sommaren (2010) • Nell på hösten (2010) • Nell på vintern (2010)
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Joanna Rubin Dranger worked in literary activity, children's book, children's and young adult literature, illustration and comic. Dranger received Nordic Council Literature Prize, Urhunden Prizes and Adamson Awards. Recorded as comics artist, illustrator, writer, penciller and comics creator.
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