Elsie Johansson facts for kids
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Elsie Johansson
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Elsie Johansson at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2008.
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| Born | Elsie Gunborg Johansson 1 May 1931 Vendel, Sweden |
| Died | 15 February 2025 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1979–2016 |
| Notable works | Brorsan hade en vevgrammofon (1979) Glasfåglarna (1996) Mosippan (1998) Nancy (2001) Sin ensamma kropp (2008) Riktiga Elsie (2016) |
Elsie Gunborg Johansson (born May 1, 1931 – died February 15, 2025) was a Swedish writer. She was known for writing about the lives of working-class people.
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Elsie Johansson's Early Life and Career
Elsie Johansson was born in Vendel, Sweden. She was the fifth child in her family. Her father worked as a statare, which was a farm worker who was paid partly in food and housing. Later, her father found work as a lumberjack and construction worker.
The Johansson family lived in a very simple cabin. This cabin and their humble life later inspired the settings in Elsie's books. A kind teacher encouraged Elsie to go to realskola in Uppsala. This was a type of secondary school. She finished school in 1948. After graduating, she started working at the post office. She got married at 18 and had her first child at 19.
Becoming a Writer
Elsie Johansson worked at the post office for 30 years. She started her writing career at the age of 48. Her first book was a collection of poems called Brorsan hade en vevgrammofon (My Brother Had a Crank Gramophone). This was in 1979.
Her first novel, Kvinnan som mötte en hund (The Woman Who Met a Dog), came out in 1984. Besides books for adults, she also wrote several books for children and teenagers.
Breakthrough and Awards
Elsie Johansson became very famous with her Nancy book series. This series included the books Glasfåglarna (The Glass Birds), Mosippan (The Pasque Flower), and Nancy. These books helped her win many awards. One of these was the Aniara Prize. She also received the Litteris et Artibus award, which is a special medal given for artistic achievements.
Elsie Johansson passed away on February 15, 2025, when she was 93 years old.
Awards and Honors
Elsie Johansson received many awards for her writing. These awards recognized her important contributions to Swedish literature:
- Lundequistska bokhandelns litteraturpris 1996
- Fackföreningsrörelsens Ivar Lo-pris 1997
- BMF-plaketten 1998 (for Mosippan)
- Moa Award 1999
- Stig Dagerman Prize 2001
- Siripriset 2001
- SKTF:s pris-writer of the year 2001
- Hedenvind-plaketten 2002
- Aniara-priset 2002
- The Litteris et Artibus medal 2002
- Årets väckarklocka 2004
- ABF:s litteraturpris 2006
- Jan Fridegårdspriset 2008
- Sveriges Radios romanpris 2009 (for Sin ensamma kropp)
