Eva Ström | |
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 Ström in 2011 | |
| Born | (1947-01-04) 4 January 1947 Lidingö, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1977– |
| Notable works | Revbensstäderna |
| Children | Karin |
Eva Ström (born 4 January 1947 in Lidingö, Stockholm County) is a Swedish lyricist, novelist, biographer, and literary critic. She made her literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection Den brinnande zeppelinaren. Ström trained as a physician and worked in the medical profession 1974–1988 before becoming a full-time author.
She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2003 for the poetry collection Revbensstäderna ("The Rib Cities").1 In January 2010, she was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.2
She is the mother of Karin Ström.
Awards
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize 20033
- Jan Smrek Prize 2018, Slovakia
References
References
- "Nordic Council Literature Prize. Literature Prizewinners 1962 – 2013". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: Från teoretisk magnetism till brinnande zeppelinare – fem nya ledamöter invalda i akademien Archived 14 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, press announcement 3 February 2010 (in Swedish)
- "Nordiska rådets litteraturpris 2003 till Eva Ström : viljan att vara i verkligheten = Nordic Council Literature Prize 2003 awarded to Eva Ström : the will to be present in reality". EIGE. 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2021.