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Inger Edelfeldt (born 14 July 1956) is a Swedish author, illustrator and translator. Many of her books are for young adults and children.

Inger Edelfeldt
Inger Edelfeldt at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2014
Born (1956-07-14) 14 July 1956 (age 66)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation
  • Author
  • Illustrator
  • Translator
  • Comic book creator
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySwedish
Notable worksDuktig pojke ("Good Boy")
Years active1977–
Website
edelfeldt.blogspot.se

Personal life


Edelfeldt was born in Stockholm in 1956. Her father was an engineer and her mother was a house wife. Her father used to tell her stories before he went to work in the mornings. He also had depression and was treated with electrotherapy. The situation at home reflected on the young Edelfeldt, she was bullied at school which lead to self-harming behaviour. As an adult she tried several therapies and finally settled on Zen coaching and meditation.[1]


Career


Edelfeldt made her debut in 1977 with the book Duktig pojke ("Good Boy").[2] The novel is about the boy Jim who is lonely and asserts himself by excelling in school. The book was later reworked into a book for young adults and it is regarded as one of the first coming out novels in Sweden.[3] She has written more than 30 books since then,[4] most of which are novels, short stories, poetry books, comic books and books for children and young people.[5] Edelfeldt's young adult novels often revolves around subjects like identity and efforts of liberation.[2] Another common theme is mans double nature, the mirror image and the dark side of a good life.[6] She writes in a multitude of styles such as satire, fable, drama and has been described as easy to read with a special sense of humor.[7]

"[Edelfeldt]...is a crossbreed between Astrid Lindgren and Franz Kafka."

Göran Hägg, docent in literary science[6]

Edelfeldt is a self-taught artist and she says that she has been inspired by the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Arthur Rackham and Maurice Sendak.[citation needed] She has worked as an illustrator since 1976. She made aquarelles for the 1985 edition of the Tolkien calendar in the United States and the United Kingdom.[8]


In other media


In 1995, the Swedish television the TV-series Nattens barn ("The Children of the night"),[9] made after Edelfeldt's young adult novel Julliane och jag ("Juliane and me"). The series was directed by Lisa Ohlin.[10]

On 30 July 1990, Edelfeldt hosted the noted radio program Sommar I P1.[11]


Selected works



Own books



Book illustrations, Tolkien (Swedish editions)



Book illustrations, other authors (Swedish editions)



Awards



References


  1. Johansson, Astrid (3 January 2010). "Den litterära kameleonten har blivit zen-coach" [The literary chameleon has become a zen-coach]. www.dn.se. Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. Johannesson, Hans-Erik; Littberger Caisou-Rousseau, Inger. "Inger Edelfeldt". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. Nordenstam, Anna (2010). "Recensioner av doktorsavhandlingar" [Reviews of PhD theses] (PDF). Samlaren (131): 421. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. Qvarnström, Niklas (27 January 2014). "Dödens negativ" [Negative of death]. www.sydsvenskan.se. Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. "Inger Edelfeldt". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  6. Kjersén Edman, Lena. "Inger Edelfeldt". www.litteraturbanken.se. Swedish Literature Bank. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. Sarrina, Cristine. "Edelfeldt, Inger". www.nordicwomensliterature.net. KVINFO. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  8. "Sagan om ringen av Inger Edelfeldt". www.seriegalleriet.se. Seriegalleriet. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  9. "Nattens barn". www.oppetarkiv.se. Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. "Nattens barn". www.sfi.se. Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  11. "Sommar- och Vintervärdar, 1959–2015" [Summer and Winter hosts, 1959–2015] (PDF). www.sverigesradio.se. Sveriges Radio. p. 10.
  12. "Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis". www.sbi.kb.se. The Swedish Institute for Children's Books. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  13. Hegerfors, Sture. "Adamson (afabetiskt)". www.hegerfors.se. Sture Hegerfors. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  14. "Nordic Authors". www.runeberg.org. Project Runeberg. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. "Inger Edelfeldt". www.norstedts.se. Norstedts förlag. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

На других языках


- [en] Inger Edelfeldt

[ru] Эдельфельдт, Ингер

Ингер Эдельфельдт (род. 14 июля 1956, Стокгольм) — шведская детская писательница, художник-иллюстратор и переводчик.



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