Eva Ström Explained

Eva Ström
Birth Date:4 January 1947
Birth Place:Lidingö, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Period:1977–
Notableworks: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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordic Council Literature Prize. Literature Prizewinners 1962 - 2013 . 23 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160319235454/http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-litteraturpris/media/literature-prizewinners-1962-2013/ . 19 March 2016 . dead .
  2. http://kva.se/sv/Nyheter/2010/Fran-teoretisk-magnetism-till-brinnande-zeppelinare--fem-nya-ledamoter-invalda-i-akademien/ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: Från teoretisk magnetism till brinnande zeppelinare – fem nya ledamöter invalda i akademien
  3. Web site: 2003. 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. 5 February 2021. EIGE.