Carl-Johan Vallgren
Carl-Johan Vallgren | |
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Born | Linköping | 26 July 1964
Occupation | novelist |
Notable works | The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot |
Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren (born 26 July 1964 in Linköping) is a Swedish author, singer and musician. He won the August Prize in 2002 for the novel The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot.[1]
Personal life
Vallgren is of Finnish descent through his mother who was sent to Sweden as a Finnish war child during World War II.[2]
Bibliography
- Nomaderna (1987)
- Längta bort (1988)
- Fågelkvinnan (1990)
- Berättelser om sömn och vaka (1994)
- Dokument rörande spelaren Rubashov (1996)
- För herr Bachmanns broschyr (1998)
- Berlin på 8 kapitel (1999)
- The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot (2002)
- Kunzelmann och Kunzelmann (2009)
- Havsmannen (2012)
References
- ^ http://www.augustpriset.se/augustpriset-genom-aren?field_vinnare_nominerad=9&field_f_rlag=All&field_man_kvinna=All&field_rtal=All&field_f_rfattares_f_delse_r=All&field_kategori=2&search_api_views_fulltext=
- ^ "August-palkittu menestyskirjailija Carl-Johan Vallgren suunnittelee kirjaa sotalapsiäitinsä elämästä" (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
Carl Johan Vallgrenin äiti lähetettiin kolmivuotiaana sotalapseksi Ruotsiin jatkosodalta suojaan.