Ernst Brunner (born 5 September 1950) is a Swedish writer and literary scholar.
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| Born | 5 September 1950 Tullinge, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and literary scholar |
| Awards | Dobloug Prize (2019) |
Brunner was born in Tullinge to alpine skiers Leo and Gertrud Brunner. His thesis from 1985 is a treatment of Edith Södergran. His early fictional works include the poetry collections Jag ändrar ställning klokkan tre from 1979, Söderväggar from 1980, and I det stora och hela from 1982, and the novels Känneru brorsan? (1980), Dans på rovor (1983), and Svarta villan (1987).[1] His novel Edith from 1992 is a fictional treatment of Edith Södergren, Fukta din aska (2002) is a biographical novel on Carl Michael Bellman, and Carolus Rex (2005) is a biographical novel on Charles XII of Sweden.[2] In 2019 he published Likt ett skeleton, a historical biography of Johan Helmich Roman.[3]
He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2019.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Mortensen, Jill Salander, ed. (1997). "Brunner, Ernst". Vem är det (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Förlag. p. 185. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ernst Brunner". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Ernst Brunner och Olaug Nilssen prisas av Svenska Akademien". albertbonniersforlag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Doblougska priset". svenskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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