Steve Sem-Sandberg

Steve Sem-Sandberg was a Swedish linguist, translator, journalist, literary critic and writer (born 1958). He was born at Oslo.

Steve Sem-Sandberg in brief

Born
1958
Known for
linguist, translator, journalist, literary critic, writer and novelist
Place of birth
Oslo
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Career and activity

Steve Sem-Sandberg worked in journalism, linguistics, literary criticism, literature and science fiction.

He was employed by Svenska Dagbladet. Recorded position is seat 14 of the Swedish Academy. He belonged to Swedish Academy. He worked at Stockholm and Vienna.

Recognition and collections

Steve Sem-Sandberg received Aftonbladet Literary Award, Dobloug Prize, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, August Prize and Prix Médicis étranger.

Catalogued works

26 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1976 to 2016.

The Emperor of Lies. The World of Dragonflies. The Chosen Ones. Realität des Holocaust und Spielraum der Fiktion : Reflexionen zur Arbeit am Roman »Die Elenden von Łódź«. Prag (no exit) / Steve Sem-Sandberg. Stormen. I en annan del av staden. Ubogi u Łódźu. De ansiktslösa. Melekh ha-Yehudim Rumḳovsḳi. Biedni ludzie z miasta Łodzi. Les dépossédés. De utvalda. De onzaligen van Łódź. Die Elenden von Łódź. Otdaĭte mne vashikh deteĭ! Ravensbrück. Allt förgängligt är bara en bild / Steve Sem-Sandberg, dated 1999. En lektion i pardans, dated 1993. Glasets färger, dated 1979. Härifrån till Allmänningen, dated 2005. Ravensbruck, dated 2003. Sökare i dödsskuggan, dated 1976. Theres, dated 1996. De fattiga i Lóđź. The chosen ones / Steve Sem-Sandberg ; translated by Anna Paterson., dated 2016, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Steve Sem-Sandberg, De kinderen van Spiegelgrund., De Uil van Minerva, 2015. "Vite indegne di essere vissute". L'Aktion T4 nazista nella fiction documentaria di Steve Sem-Sandberg, 2018. Steve Sem-Sandberg, De kinderen van Spiegelgrund., 2017. Buch der Woche | Steve Sem-Sandberg: "Die Erwählten" | MDR.DE, 2015. Die Arithmetik des Grauens : Der Schwede Steve Sem-Sandberg literarisiert die Ghetto-Chronik von Lodz, 2012. Berättelser om en framtid som redan är här : Recension av Lars Jakobson, Ola Larsmo a Steve Sem-Sandberg, Stjärnfall: Om sf, 2003. Med Steve Sem-Sandberg i Förintelsens spår, 2010. Vinnarstilisten Steve Sem-Sandberg, 2010. Årets bästa böcker, Svenska Dagbladets kritiker väljer årets tre bästa böcker : Thure Stenström väljer Kerstin Ekman Mordets praktik, Steve Sem-Sandberg De fattiga i Llodz och Stig Strömholm, Inte bara Versailles, 2009.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Steve Sem-Sandberg studied at International Writing Program. the recorded working language is Swedish.

The field of work recorded is journalism, linguistics and literary criticism. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are science fiction and holocaust.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Stockholm and Vienna. Employment is recorded with Svenska Dagbladet. Positions recorded include seat 14 of the Swedish Academy. Membership is recorded of Swedish Academy.

Distinctions recorded are Aftonbladet Literary Award, Dobloug Prize, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize and August Prize.

Chronology

  1. 1958Steve Sem-Sandberg born at Oslo.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Steve Sem-Sandberg”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1445641: Steve Sem-Sandberg

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