Mats Berggren Explained

Mats Berggren (born 1957, in Södertälje) is a Swedish writer. He specializes in children's and young adult literature.

He has been a jury member of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.^[1]

Biography

Mats Berggren was born and raised in Södertälje where he lived until 1997.^[2] He then studied cultural studies at Stockholm University from 1985 to 1987 and has made a living as a writer since his debut with Orent ackord. Mats Berggren has mainly written books for young people but also novels for adults.^[3] He has been a member of the Swedish Academy of Children's Books and a member of the jury for the Literature Prize in Memory of Astrid Lindgren.^[4]

Selected works

• 1987 – Orent ackord
• 1989 – När blodrosen slår ut
• 1991 – Kalsonger med gröna älgar
• 1993 – Bilder från ett osynligt Sverige (photographs by Lars Lind)
• 1993 – Varken varken eller eller
• 1994 – Välfärdslandet?: 18 röster från Sverige i dag (editor)
• 1995 – Trosor med röda rosor
• 1999 – Blåögd
• 2000 – Behå med vita spetsar
• 2001 – Sent ute (with Bawer Coskun)
• 2002 – Det finns inga skridskor i öknen
• 2004 – Svennehora (with Dea Berisha)
• 2006 – En enda kväll
• 2008 – Sista berättelsen om oss
• 2011 – Språkresan
• 2013 – Jag ljuger bara på fredagar
• 2014 – Onsdag kväll strax för sju
• 2015 – Generation 55+
• 2017 – Din syster måste dö^[5]

External links

• Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
2. Web site: 2016-12-05. Mats Berggren Ungdomsförfattare. matsberggren.com.
3. Web site: 2016-12-05. Mats Berggren - Uppslagsverk - NE. www.ne.se.
4. Web site: 2016-12-10. Priser och utmärkelser Mats Berggren. matsberggren.com.
5. Web site: LIBRIS - sökning: "Berggren, Mats". 2016-12-05. libris.kb.se.