Åsa Asptjärn Explained

Åsa Asptjärn
Birth Date:3 May 1972[1]
Death Place:Boden, Sweden
Occupation:Children's author, comedian

Åsa Asptjärn (born 3 May 1972) is a Swedish comedian, and author.[2]

Early life and career in comedy

Asptjärn was born in Boden in 1972, and subsequently grew up in Kristianstad. Whilst living in Kristianstad, she met Gertrud Larsson with whom, together with others, she subsequently formed the theatre troop Trollpackorna ("Troll Pack"). Later they also formed the comedy duo Åsa & Gertrud, and in the period 1996-2000 regularly performed on the Swedish radio program Freja.[3] In 2020, Åsa & Gertrud won Expressens Ankan award for satire,[4] and the pair have also written Swedish Radio's Christmas calendar in 2015 and 2021.[5]

Literary career

In 2014 Asptjärn made her debut as an author with the book Konsten att ha sjukt låga förväntningar ("The art of sickly low expectations"), a book for children and young people about a teenager called Emmanuel Kent.[6] A further book about Kent, called Manifest för hopplösa ("Manifesto for the hopeless") followed in 2015,[7] with a further book in the series (Rimligt lyckade ögonblick, or "Reasonably successful moments") following in January 2017.[8] In September 2017 the Swedish literature magazine Litteratur Magazinet, described Asptjärn as "one of Sweden's best children and youth writers".[9]

Personal life

Asptjärn is married with three children, and lives in Malmö.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BIOGRAFI . ÅSA OCH GERTRUD . 30 June 2022 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624141921/https://asaochgertrud.wordpress.com/about/ . live .
  2. Web site: Åsa Asptjärn . Swedish National Encyclopedia . NE Nationalencyklopedin AB . 30 June 2022 . 25 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025235903/https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/%C3%A5sa-asptj%C3%A4rn . live .
  3. Web site: Asptjärn, Åsa . Alex.SE . Forflex AB . 30 June 2022 . Swedish . 26 January 2017 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413225201/https://www.alex.se/lexicon/article/asptjarn-asa . live .
  4. News: Sjölin . Daniel . Åsa Asptjärn och Gertrud Larsson tilldelas satirpriset Ankan . 30 June 2022 . Expressen . 23 February 2021 . 11 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111125150/https://www.expressen.se/tv/kultur/asa-asptjarn-och-gertrud-larsson-tilldelas-satirpriset-ankan/ . live .
  5. News: Åsa och Gertrud skriver julkalendern Spero . 30 June 2022 . Sveriges Radio . 25 February 2021 . 26 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211126144609/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/om-forfattarna . live .
  6. News: Bjärbo . Lisa . Konsten att ha sjukt låga förväntningar Med humor och tempo om statussträvan . 30 June 2022 . Svenska Dagbladet . 12 February 2014 . 30 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630184535/https://www.svd.se/a/ca028ef1-4f2b-3060-9e0e-241d84d4d9e7/med-humor-och-tempo-om-statusstravan . live .
  7. News: Åsa Asptjärn: "Manifest för hopplösa" . 30 June 2022 . Kristianstadsbladet . 17 September 2015 . 28 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128162634/http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/kultur-noje/asa-asptjarn-manifest-for-hopplosa/ . live .
  8. News: Bjurström . Anna . Betydligt mer än bara rimligt lyckat . 30 June 2022 . Litteratur Magazinet . 27 January 2017 . 21 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621010426/http://www.litteraturmagazinet.se/asa-asptjarn/rimligt-lyckade-ogonblick/recension/anna-bjurstrom . live .
  9. News: Schmidt . Eleni . Smart och dramatiskt i Asptjärns nya bok . 30 June 2022 . LITTERATUR MAGAZINET . 20 September 2017 . Swedish . 19 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619142657/http://www.litteraturmagazinet.se/asa-asptjarn/wursten-och-veganen/recension/eleni-schmidt . live .

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