Lars Andersson (writer)

Lars Andersson (born 23 March 1954) is a Swedish writer.

This article is about the Swedish writer. For Lars Andersen, the Danish archer, see Lars Andersen (archer).
Lars Andersson
Born (1954-03-23) 23 March 1954
NationalitySwedish
OccupationWriter
Awards

Andersson made his literary debut in 1974 with the novel Brandlyra. His next novel was Vi lever våra spel (1976), and in 1977 he published the short story collection Gleipner. His novel Snöljus from 1979 has been named as a literary breakthrough. His essay collections include Försöksgrupp from 1980, Skuggbilderna (1995), and Fylgja – Resor och essäer (2004). In 1985 he published the poetry collection Lommen lyfter, and a later poetry collection is Motgift from 2001.[1]

He has been a literary critic for the newspapers Dagens Nyheter, Aftonbladet and Expressen.[2]

He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2020.[2]

References
  1. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Lars Andersson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Doblougska priset". svenskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 September 2020.


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