Ola Larsmo
Ola Larsmo was born in 1957 in Sundbyberg and has lived in Västervik for ten years. He studied at Uppsala University, mainly in North Germanic languages, literature, theology and history.
Career
Larsmo was editor of BLM from 1984 to 1990, and now works as writer and freelance critic, mainly for Dagens Nyheter. He was a member of the board at Författarförbundet until May 2003., he has been living in Uppsala.Honors and awards
In 2008 he was awarded the Bjørnson Prize.Larsmo was appointed to the Moa Martinson visiting professorship at Linköping University for the academic year 2023–2024, specialising in the contribution of the historic novel to research, and historical falsification, historical distortion, and the role of the scholar.
Books
- Vindmakaren
- Fågelvägen
- Engelska parken
- Odysséer,
- Stumheten,
- Himmel och jord må brinna,
- Maroonberget,
- net.wars.
- Joyce bor inte här längre,, a book about Irish literature written with Stephen Farran-Lee.
- Norra Vasa 133
- Andra sidan.
- En glänta i skogen
- 404
- Djävulssonaten
- Jag vill inte tjäna
- Förrädare
- 101 historiska hjältar
- Swede Hollow
- ''Översten''