Ulf Gottfrid Stark (12 July 1944 – 13 June 2017)[1] was a Swedish author[2] and screenwriter (he adapted several of his own books for film and wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen).
Ulf Stark | |
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 12 July 1944
Died | 13 June 2017 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 72)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Author |
Stark has collaborated with the illustrators Anna Höglund and Mati Lepp.
From 1989 to 1998 he was an elected member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books.[3]
In 1998 he received the Nordic Children's Book Prize.[4]
Career
editStark was born and grew up in Stureby, Stockholm Municipality, which place features in several of his books. Stark's interest in writing started early; during his time at secondary school he was introduced to writing by his classmate Peter Curman , and in 1964 he wrote his first poetry collection, Ett hål till livet . Following this, Stark's interest in writing for a career was greatly encouraged.
Stark died on 13 June 2017 at the age of 72 after suffering from cancer.
Selected bibliography
edit- 1966 – Sophämtarna
- 1967 – Skärgårdsliv
- 1975 – Petter och den röda fågeln (Stark's 1st children's book)
- 1976 – Petter och de upproriska grisarna
- 1978 – Patrik
- 1984 – Dårfinkar & dönickar
- 1985 – Maria Bleknos
- 1986 – Låt isbjörnarna dansa
- 1987 – Jaguaren (won the Nils Holgersson Plaque)
- 1987 – Sixten
- 1989 – Karlavagnen
- 1991 – Min vän Percys magiska gymnastikskor
- 1992 – Can You Whistle, Johanna? (won the 1994 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis)
- 1995 – Min vän shejken i Stureby
- 1996 – Min syster är en ängel (won the 1996 August Prize)
- 1997 – Ängeln och den blåa hästen
- 1997 – Inget trams
- 1998 – När pappa visade mej världsalltet
- 1998 – Lilla Asmodeus
- 2000 – Ensam med min bror
- 2000 – Den svarta fiolen
- 2001 – Mitt liv som Ulf
- 2001 – Vi läser storbildsblock
- 2001 – Hönsfjäderskorna
- 2002 – När mamma var indian
- 2002 – Göran och draken
- 2003 – Fullt med flugor i klassen
- 2003 – När jag besökte himlen
- 2004 – Kvällen när pappa lekte
- 2004 – Min vän Percy, Buffalo Bill och jag
- 2005 – Märklin och Turbin
- 2008 – En stjärna vid namn Ajax
- 2010 – De vilda helgonen
- 2012 – Jul i Stora Skogen
- 2016 – Nattåget
- 2016 – Lillasyster
- 2016 – Elmer Kock
- 2016 – Djur som ingen sett utom vi
- 2017 – Åskan
- 2017 – En natt ville Nalle vara stor
- 2017 – Kanel och Kanin och alla känslorna
- 2017 – Elmer Städare
- 2017 – Amy, Aron och anden
- 2018 – Elmer Djurdoktor
- 2018 – Rymlingarna
- 2018 – Elmer Spelman
English translations
edit- 2005 – Can You Whistle, Johanna?, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958259828
- 2005 – My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958259811
- 2007 – My Friend Percy and the Sheik, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958272018
- 2007 – My Friend Percy and Buffalo Bill, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9780958278713
- 2010 – Fruitloops and Dipsticks, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781877467585
- 2015 – When Dad Showed Me the Universe, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781927271827[6]
- 2019 – The Runaways, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781776572342[7]
References
edit- ^ "Sök personer". Birthday.se. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Barncancerfondens nyheter & pressmeddelanden".
- ^ "Svenska barnboksakademins tidigare ledamöter" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Nordisk-skolebibliotekarforening.org". Nordisk-skolebibliotekarforening.org. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Can You Whistle, Johanna? | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "When Dad Showed Me the Universe | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "The Runaways | Children's Fiction | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.