Inger Alfvén

Inger Maria Alfvén, born February 24, 1940[1] in Solna parish in Stockholm county, is a Swedish author and socionom.

Inger Alfvén
Inger Alfvén
BornFebruary 24, 1940 (80 years)
Solna parish, Stockholm county
CitizenshipStockholm
OccupationAuthor and Socionom

Biography

Alfvén became a sociologist in 1964 and has, among other things, worked as a curator. [2]

Alfvén's 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. [3]

In 2002, Alfvén made his 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. [3]

Alfvén's books consists often of what moves through human consciousness.

Family

Inger Alfvén was married for the first time in 1962–1980 to medical licentiate Mikael von Heijne (born 1941), the second time in 1985–1991 to the author Lars-Olof Franzén (born 1936), and the third time since 1993 to the psychiatrist Johan Cullberg (born 1934).

She is the daughter of physics professor Hannes Alfvén and grandniece of composer Hugo Alfvén.  [4][5]

Works

Writing[3][6]
  • 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)[4]
  • 1981 – Arvedelen
  • 1984 – Ur kackerlackors levnad
  • 1986 – Lyckans galosch
  • 1989 – Judiths teater (also filmed as a TV series, Judith) [4]
  • 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) [4]
  • 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
  • 2011 - When God Is Watching Us [4]

Awards
  • 1978 - TCO Culture Prize
  • 2001 - Signe Ekblad-Eldh Prize
  • 2006 - The Nine Special Prize Society
  • 2012 - Moa Prize
  • 2012 - Eric and Ingrid Lilliehöök's scholarship

References
  1. Sveriges befolkning 1990. Arkivinformation (Ramsele). Stockholm: Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 978-91-88366-91-7. OCLC 918526402.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Inger Alfvén". Albert Bonniers Förlag. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. "Inger Alfvén". Albert Bonniers Förlag. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  4. "Inger Alfvén". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  5. Riddarhusets stamtavlor (Version 3.0 ed.). 2002.
  6. "LIBRIS - sökning: förf:(Alfvén, Inger, 1940-)". libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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