Lena Andersson
Lena Andersson (born 1970) is a Swedish author and journalist. She won the August Prize in 2013 for the novel Wilful Disregard. In the same year, the book won her the Literature Prize given by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
Lena Andersson
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- Name
- Lena Andersson
- Born
- 1970
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Full name
- Lena Margareta Andersson.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Fields
- literature · journalism · literary criticism
- Education
- Stockholm University
- Known for
- Wilful Disregard
- Honours
- Ingemar Hedenius Prize · August Prize · Guldpennan · Author of the Year · Lagercrantzen
- Languages
- Swedish
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Biography
Lena Andersson studied at Stockholm University. The recorded working language is Swedish. The field of work recorded is literature, journalism and literary criticism. Works named in the authority record are Wilful Disregard. Distinctions recorded are Ingemar Hedenius Prize, August Prize, Guldpennan and Author of the Year.
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According to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the recorded place of activity of Lena Andersson is Stockholm.
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Lena Andersson på Bokmäsan 2013
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Key facts
• Name — Lena Andersson • Born — 1970 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Novelist • Notable Works — Wilful Disregard
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Lena Andersson (born 1970) is described as a journalist and writer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Lena Andersson was born in 1970.
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- 1.“Sottomissione volontaria” di Lena Andersson, fenomenologia di un rapporto pseudo-amoroso.
- 2.Lena Andersson – skribenten som inte vill sluta söka kunskap. 15 marzo 2012.
- 3.Var det bra så? är årets Stockholm läser-bok. 1º luglio 2022.
- 4.Årets Augustpristagare har tillkännagivits. 26 novembre 2013.
- 5.Raccolta di articoli della scrittrice.
- 6.Stina Jofs. Olika barn leka bäst. 27 novembre 2020.
- 7.Nanna Stenberg-Gustafsson. Augustpriset till Lena Andersson. 25 novembre 2013.
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