Birgitta Trotzig

Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Academy (1929-2011) · Sweden · On the map · Writers · Died at 81

Birgitta Trotzig was a Swedish writer who was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1993. She was one of Sweden's most celebrated authors, and wrote prose fiction and non-fiction, as well as prose poetry.

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2011Died14 May 20112007Sveriges Radio's Poetry PrizeAward2004Litteris et ArtibusAward1997ÖvralidsprisetAward1991Kellgren AwardAward1984Selma Lagerlöf PrizeAward1983Gerard Bonnier Poetry AwardAward1981Aniara AwardAward1970Dobloug PrizeAward1963Samfundet De Nio's Grand PrizeAward1961Aftonbladet Literary AwardAward1929Born11 September 1929

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