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Kerstin Ekman is a Swedish writer, novelist, and teacher. Born Kerstin Lillemor Hjort in 1933 in Finspång Municipality, she was educated at Uppsala University. She writes in Swedish and is known for her work in prose and detective literature, specifically within the crime literature genre. Her notable works include *Blackwater*, *Gubbas hage*, *De tre små mästarna*, *Häxringarna*, and *Mine herrar*.
Ekman has received several awards, including the Nordic Council Literature Prize, the Selma Lagerlöf Prize, Litteris et Artibus, and the Aniara Award. She is a member of the Swedish Academy and Samfundet De Nio. Her literary career includes a body of work comprising 76 titles, with *Harry Martinson* also listed among her top works.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1933
- Works
- 76
Top works
- Gubbas hage
- De tre små mästarna
- Häxringarna
- Mine herrar
- Harry Martinson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Finspång Municipality
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- Uppsala University
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Notable work
- Blackwater
- Field of work
- detective literature
- Genre
- crime literature
- Image
- Kerstin Ekman 2011.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kerstin Ekman
- date of birth
- 1933-08-27
- member of
- Samfundet De Nio
- birth name
- Kerstin Lillemor Hjort
- floruit
- 2000-01-01
Sources (6)
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