Ulf Stark

Ulf Gottfrid Stark was a Swedish author and screenwriter.
Stark has collaborated with the illustrators Anna Höglund and Mati Lepp.
From 1989 to 1998 he was an elected member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books.
In 1998 he received the Nordic Children's Book Prize.

Career

Stark was born and grew up in Stureby, Stockholm Municipality, which place features in several of his books. Stark's interest in writing started early; during his time at secondary school he was introduced to writing by his classmate, and in 1964 he wrote his first poetry collection, . Following this, Stark's interest in writing for a career was greatly encouraged.
Stark died on 13 June 2017 at the age of 72 after suffering from cancer.

Selected bibliography

English translations

2005 – Can You Whistle, Johanna?,
*2021 – Can You Whistle, Johanna?,
2005 – My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes,
2007 – My Friend Percy and the Sheik,
2007 – My Friend Percy and Buffalo Bill,
2010 – Fruitloops and Dipsticks,
2015 – When Dad Showed Me the Universe,
2019 – The Runaways,