Rose Lagercrantz Explained

Rose Lagercrantz
Birth Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation:	Writer
Language:	Swedish
Nationality:	Swedish

Rose Lagercrantz (born in Stockholm in 1947) is a Swedish writer for children and adults.

Her first book was published in 1973,^[1] and she has since had her work translated into English, German, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, Slovak and Hebrew.

Books (selection)

• 2010 – Mitt lyckliga liv
• 2012 – Om man ännu finns
• 2012 – Mitt hjärta hoppar och skrattar (illustrated by Eva Eriksson)
• 2012 – Födelsedagsbarnet (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz)
• 2013 – Julbarnet (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz)
• 2013 – Barnvakten (illustrated by Rebecka Lagercrantz)
• 2014 – Sist jag var som lyckligast (illustrated by Eva Eriksson)
• 2015 – Livet enligt Dunne

English translations

• 2012 – My Happy Life, (Gecko Press) 136pp., ^[2]
• 2014 – My Heart is Laughing, (Gecko Press) 120pp., ^[3]
• 2015 – When I Am Happiest, (Gecko Press) 128pp., ^[4]
• 2016 – Life According to Dani, (Gecko Press) 108pp., ^[5]
• 2017 – See You When I See You, (Gecko Press) 152pp., ^[6]
• 2019 – Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows, (Gecko Press) 184pp., ^[7]
• 2020 – All's Happy That Ends Happy, (Gecko Press) 224pp., ^[8]

Awards (selection)

• 1979 – Astrid Lindgren Prize^[9]
• 1980 – Nils Holgersson Plaque
• 1988 – Expressens Heffaklump
• 1992 – Vi Magazine Literature Prize
• 1995 – August Prize

External links

• Rose Lagercrantz author biography
• Official author website (Swedish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rose Lagercrantz . Nationalencyklopedin . subscription . 7 July 2016.
2. Book: Lagercrantz. Rose. My Happy Life. Gecko Press. 7 July 2016. en. 1 January 2016. 9781877579653.
3. Book: Lagercrantz. Rose. My Heart is Laughing. 2 May 2014. Gecko Press. 9781927271216. 7 July 2016. en.
4. Book: Lagercrantz. Rose. When I am Happiest. September 2015. Gecko Press. 9781776570249. 7 July 2016. en.
5. Book: Lagercrantz. Rose. Life According to Dani. 2016. Gecko Press. 9781776570706. 7 July 2016. en.
6. Web site: See You When I See You - Dani series Gecko Press. 2021-03-12. geckopress.com. en-US.
7. Web site: Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows Children's Books Gecko Press. 2021-03-12. geckopress.com. en-US.
8. Web site: All's Happy that Ends Happy My Happy Life Gecko Press. 2021-03-12. geckopress.com. en-US.
9. Web site: The Astrid Lindgren Prize . astridlindgren.se . 7 July 2016.