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Inger Alfvén

Inger Maria Alfvén (24 February 1940 – 26 July 2022)[1][2] was a Swedish author and sociologist from Solna in Stockholm County.

Inger Alfvén
Inger Alfvén
Born(1940-02-24)24 February 1940
Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden
Died26 July 2022(2022-07-26) (aged 82)
CitizenshipSweden
Occupation(s)Author and sociologist
FatherHannes Alfvén

Biography

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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

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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

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Writing

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  • 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

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  • 2011 – When God Is Watching Us[5]

Awards

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  • 1978 – TCO Culture Prize[8]
  • 2001 – Signe Ekblad-Eldh Prize[9]
  • 2006 – The Nine Special Prize Society[10]
  • 2012 – Moa Prize[11]
  • 2012 – Eric and Ingrid Lilliehöök's scholarship[12]

References

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  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990. Arkivinformation (Ramsele). Stockholm: Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 978-91-88366-91-7. OCLC 918526402.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Författaren Inger Alfvén död (in Swedish)
  3. ^ "Inger Alfvén". Albert Bonniers Förlag (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Inger Alfvén". Albert Bonniers Förlag. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Inger Alfvén". IMDb. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ Riddarhusets stamtavlor (Version 3.0 ed.). 2002.
  7. ^ "LIBRIS – sökning: förf:(Alfvén, Inger, 1940–)". libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Vinnare av TCO:s kulturpris och kulturstipendium". TCO (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Signe Ekblad-Eldhs pris". Svenska Akademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  10. ^ "lista över samtliga pristagare sedan Samfundet grundades" (PDF). Samfundet De Nio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Förteckning över Moastipendiater". Sällskapet Moas Vänner (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Svenska Akademiens högtidssammankomst". Svenska Akademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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