Ingela Strandberg
Ingela Strandberg is a Swedish poet, children's writer, novelist, playwright, translator, journalist and musician. She gained recognition with her novel Mannen som trodde att han var Fritiof Andersson in 1983.
Biography
Born in Grimeton near Varberg in the Halland region of southern Sweden, her poetry frequently evokes her home landscape. Her most recent publication is Den stora tystnaden vid Sirius nos published in 2014. Strandberg has also shown interest in music with her CD "Låt dom aldrig ta dig" released in 2000. She has even been a screenwriter, creating Blank päls och starka tassar for television in 1993. She embarked on her literary career in 1974, concentrating mainly on poetry, some of which has been translated into English and French.
Works
Tomas får en vän 1973 Busiga Berta på vårberget 1974 Flickebarn 1974 Jenny, Petra och den mystiske mannen 1975 Vår snurrande jord och folkhemmet 1975 Visor i vinden 1975 Jenny, Petra och den mystiske mannen 1975 Jan gör årets kupp 1976 Genom pärleporten 1976 I kvinnorum 1976 En lösdrivares söndag 1977 Men kråkorna visste ingenting 1978 Jordlöparen 1979 Pojken mitt i världen 1979 Hemligheter 1981 Mannen som trodde att han var Fritiof Andersson 1982 Ett rum för natten 1984 Genom brunnarna till havet 1987 Väg 153 1991 Blank päls och starka tassar 1991 Blues för snöigt landskap 1994 Blank päls och starka tassar 1995 Lyssnaren 1997 Lilla svarta hjärta 1999 En indian i Seattle 2000 Häger på Stockholms central 2002 Bäste herr Thoreau 2008 En för att stanna, en för att gå 2011 Den Stora Tystnaden vid Sirius nos 2014
Awards
In December 2014, Strandberg was awarded the Swedish Academy's Bellman Prize for her outstanding contribution to Swedish poetry. She had already received the Dobloug Prize in 2009. In 2024 she was awarded the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize.