Inger Maria Alfvén (24 February 1940 – 26 July 2022)[1][2] was a Swedish author and sociologist from Solna in Stockholm County.
Inger Alfvén | |
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 Inger Alfvén | |
| Born | 24 February 1940 Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Died | 26 July 2022 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Author and sociologist |
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Biography edit
Alfvén became a sociologist in 1964 and worked as a counselor.[3]
Her books depict existential and moral conflicts such as inherited gender roles, love, lifelong friendship, and loneliness. She had her big breakthrough with the novel S/Y Glädjen in 1979.[4]
In 2002, Alfvén made her debut as a playwright with the play The Rainbow's Root (Regnbågens rot), which is about three sisters' lives and development during the last decades of the last century.[4]
Her books consisted often of what moves through human consciousness.[citation needed]
Family edit
Alfvén was married for the first time in 1962–1980 to medical licentiate Mikael von Heijne (born 1941), the second time from 1985 to 1991 to the author Lars-Olof Franzén (born 1936), and the third time from 1993 to the psychiatrist Johan Cullberg (born 1934).[citation needed]
She was the daughter of physics professor and Nobel laureate Hannes Alfvén and a grandniece of composer Hugo Alfvén.[5][6]
Works edit
Writing edit
- 1964 – Vinbergssnäckan
- 1969 – Tusentals äpplen
- 1971 – Lena-Bell
- 1972 – Ta ner månen
- 1976 – Städpatrullen
- 1977 – Dotter till en dotter
- 1979 – S/Y Glädjen (filmed in 1989)[5]
- 1981 – Arvedelen
- 1984 – Ur kackerlackors levnad
- 1986 – Lyckans galosch
- 1989 – Judiths teater (also filmed as a TV series, Judith)[5]
- 1992 – Elefantens öga
- 1992 – Kvinnornas svarta bok
- 1992 – Sex kvinnors lusta
- 1994 – En moder har fyra döttrar
- 1997 – Berget dit fjärilarna flyger för att dö
- 1998 – När jag tänker på pengar
- 1999 – Det blå skåpet
- 2002 – Någon kom i båten (written and filmed in 2002 as Vier Töchter) [5]
- 2004 – Livets vatten
- 2006 – Mandelkärnan
- 2009 – När förnuftet sover
- 2012 – Allt vi aldrig gjorde med varandra
- 2015 – Berör mig inte, berör mig
- 2019 – Tvilling
Producing edit
- 2011 – When God Is Watching Us[5]
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990. Arkivinformation (Ramsele). Stockholm: Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 978-91-88366-91-7. OCLC 918526402.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Författaren Inger Alfvén död (in Swedish)
- ^ "Inger Alfvén". Albert Bonniers Förlag (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Inger Alfvén". Albert Bonniers Förlag. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Inger Alfvén". IMDb. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Riddarhusets stamtavlor (Version 3.0 ed.). 2002.
- ^ "LIBRIS – sökning: förf:(Alfvén, Inger, 1940–)". libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Vinnare av TCO:s kulturpris och kulturstipendium". TCO (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Signe Ekblad-Eldhs pris". Svenska Akademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "lista över samtliga pristagare sedan Samfundet grundades" (PDF). Samfundet De Nio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Förteckning över Moastipendiater". Sällskapet Moas Vänner (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Svenska Akademiens högtidssammankomst". Svenska Akademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.