Ulf Nilsson
Nilsson in 2016
Nilsson in 2016
Born18 September 1948
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died (aged 73)
OccupationWriter
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySwedish
Period1979–2021
GenreChildren-youth

Ulf Lennart Nilsson (18 September 1948 – 22 September 2021) was a Swedish writer[1] who published more than 100 books and picture books, geared mainly to children and adolescents.[2] He was also the longtime president of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. A number of his works have been translated into English by Gecko Press.

Nilsson died on 22 September 2021, at the age of 73.[3]

Books

  • 1979 – Pojkjävlarna
  • 1982 – Älskade lilla gris
  • 1983 – Lilla syster Kanin (together with Eva Eriksson)
  • 1983 – En kamp för frihet
  • 1985 – If You Didn't Have Me (Swedish: Om ni inte hade mig)[4]
  • 1985 – Den fräcka kråkan
  • 1986 – Boeing 747 (together with Pija Lindenbaum)
  • 1994 – Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna
  • 1996 – En dag med mössens brandkår
  • 2001 – Varg nosar och jagar
  • 1998 – En frälsare är född
  • 2002 – Adjö, herr Muffin (together with Anna-Clara Tidholm)
  • 2004 – En ängel vid din sida
  • 2005 – En halv tusenlapp (together with Filippa Widlund)
  • 2005 – Liten mus trycker på knappar
  • 2006 – Den döde talar
  • 2006 – Lilla syster kanin går alldeles vilse
  • 2006 – Alla döda små djur
  • 2007 – Ensam bland rävar

English translations

  • 2006 – All the Dear Little Animals, (Gecko Press) 32pp., ISBN 978-0-958259-88-0
    • 2020 – All the Dear Little Animals, chapter book edition (Gecko Press) 64pp., ISBN 978-1-776572-82-3[5]
  • 2015 – Detective Gordon: The First Case, (Gecko Press) 96pp., ISBN 978-1-927271-69-8[6]
  • 2016 – Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case, (Gecko Press) 96pp., ISBN 978-1-776570-65-2[7]
  • 2017 – Detective Gordon: A Case in Any Case, (Gecko Press)108pp., ISBN 978-1-776571-09-3[8]
  • 2018 – Detective Gordon: A Case for Buffy, (Gecko Press) 112pp., ISBN 978-1-776571-79-6[9]

Spanish translations

Awards

Nilsson has received the August Prize (Augustpriset) twice, the only writer for children and young adults to have been so recognized,[11] and a distinction he shares with only four other writers for readers of any age.[12]

  • 1983 – BMF-plaketten (jointly with illustrator Eva Eriksson) for Lilla syster kanin
  • 1984 – Nils Holgersson-plaketten for Lilla syster Kanin and En kamp för frihet[13]
  • 1985 – Expressens Heffaklump for Om ni inte hade mig and Den fräcka kråkan
  • 1994 – Augustpriset for Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna
  • 2002 – Augustpriset for Adjö, herr Muffin
  • 2002 – BMF-plaketten
  • 2002 – Bokjuryn (category 0–6 years)
  • 2006 – The Astrid Lindgren Prize for his authorship of child and youth literature
  • 2010 – Schullströmska prize for Children's Literature

References

  1. ↑ "Bonnier Group Agency – Ulf Nilsson biography". Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Nationalencyklopedin biographical entry about Nilsson, retrieved 5 August 2014
  3. ↑ "Barnboksförfattaren Ulf Nilsson är död". SVT Nyheter. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Review: If You Didn't Have Me". Kirkus. 1 March 1987. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "All the Dear Little Animals | Chapter Books | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Nilsson, Ulf (1 March 2015). Detective Gordon: The First Case: The First Case. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781927271698. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Nilsson, Ulf (1 February 2016). A Complicated Case. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781776570652. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Detective Gordon: A Case In Any Case | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Detective Gordon: A Case for Buffy | Children's Books | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Nilsson, Ulf (May 2021). Inspector Gordon. El primer caso (in Spanish). HarperCollins. ISBN 9788418279652. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  11. ↑ Warnqvist, Åsa; Death, Sarah (Spring 2013). "New Swedish Books for Young Readers" (PDF). Swedish Arts Council. p. 15.
  12. ↑ Augustpriset genom åren Archived 27 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Publishers' Association. Retrieved 5 August 2014 (in Swedish)
  13. ↑ Nils Holgersson-plaketten, Swedish Institute for Children's Books, retrieved 5 August 2014
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