Kerstin Ekman facts for kids
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Kerstin Ekman
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Kerstin Ekman in 2011
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| Born | Kerstin Lillemor Hjorth 27 August 1933 Finspång, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | Uppsala University (history of literature) |
| Period | 1959– |
| Notable works | Blackwater Kvinnorna och staden trilogy Vargskinnet trilogy |
| Notable awards | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award |
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| Children | Magnus |
| Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 15) |
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| In office 20 December 1978 – 7 May 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Martinson |
| Succeeded by | Jila Mossaed |
Kerstin Lillemor Ekman (née Hjorth; born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist.
Life and career
Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others De tre små mästarna and Dödsklockan) but later went on to psychological and social themes. Among her later works is Mörker och blåbärsris (1972) (set in northern Sweden) and Händelser vid vatten (1993), in which she returned to the form of the detective novel.
Ekman was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, but left the Academy in 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Werner Aspenström, due to the debate following death threats posed to Salman Rushdie. In 2018, the Academy granted her resignation, the rules of membership having changed to allow members to resign.
In 1998, she was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal.
See also
In Spanish: Kerstin Ekman para niños
