Steve Sem-Sandberg

Steve Sem-Sandberg
Steve Sem-Sandberg
	Steve Sem-Sandberg in October 2014
Born	Snorre Steve Sem-Sandberg; 16 August 1958 (age 66); Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Swedish
Period	1976–
Notable works	Theres (1996); Allt förgängligt är bara en bild (1999); Ravensbrück (2003); Härifrån till Allmänningen (2005); The Emperor of Lies (2011);
Member of the Swedish Academy; (Seat No. 14)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 April 2021
Preceded by	Kristina Lugn

Steve Sem-Sandberg (born 16 August 1958) is a Swedish journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer, and translator. He made his literary debut in 1976 with the two science fiction novels Sländornas värld and Sökare i dödsskuggan.^[1] He was awarded the Dobloug Prize for fiction in 2005.^[2]

His 2009 novel, The Emperor of Lies, was awarded the August Prize. It recounts the life of the Łódź ghetto and its leader Chaim Rumkowski in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.^[1]

Daphne Merkin in The New York Times said that he had succeeded in writing "a freshly felt, fully absorbing novel about the Holocaust," an even more difficult task as he was writing about a known historical figure in Rumkowski.^[3] By combining both intimate views and overall history, he conveys an effect "both super-realist and surrealist, in the manner of an animated documentary."^[3]

Awards and honours

1996 Aftonbladet's literary prize^[4]
2005 Dobloug Prize^[5]
2007 Premiul Marin Sorescu [ro] (first ever winner of the award)
2008 Karl Vennbergs pris [sv]
2009 August Prize
2010 Kerstin M Lundberg-priset [sv]
2013 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, shortlist, The Emperor of Lies^[6]^[7]
2014 Bonnier Scholarship Fund for Writers
2016 Prix Médicis etranger, winner, Les élus^[8]
2016 Gerard Bonniers pris [sv], Swedish Academy
2018 Natur & kultur's special grant for good literary achievements
2020 Eyvind Johnsonpriset [sv] for W. A novel
2021 Delblancpriset [sv]
2024 Selma Lagerlöf Prize

Works

Sländornas värld and Sökare i dödsskuggan, novels (1976)
De ansiktslösa, novel (1987)
I en annan del av staden, essays (1990)
Den kluvna spegeln, reportage (1991)
En lektion i pardans, novel (1993)
Theres, novel (1996)
"Allt förgängligt är bara en bild", novel (1999)
Prag (no exit), essays (2002)
Ravensbrück, novel (2003)
Härifrån till Allmänningen, novel (2005)
De fattiga i Łódź, novel (2009) (English: The Emperor of Lies, 2011)
Tre romaner, omnibus (2011)
De utvalda, novel (2014) (English: The Chosen Ones, 2016)
Stormen, novel (2016) (English: The Tempest, 2019)^[9]
W, novel (2019) (English: W. A novel, 2022)

References

^ ^a ^b Arneberg, Sofie. "Steve Sem-Sandberg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b Daphne Merkin, "The Man Who Ruled the Lodz Ghetto", New York Times, 4 September 2011, accessed 17 May 2013
^ "1996: Steve Sem-Sandberg" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
^ Doblougprisen (Store norske leksikon)
^ "Edition 2013". Jan Michalski Foundation. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
^ M.A.O. (14 September 2013). "Jan Michalski Prize shortlist". complete review. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
^ Vincy Thomas (2 November 2016). "Le Médicis 2016 couronne Ivan Jablonka, Jacques Henric et Steve Sem-Sandberg". Livres Hebdo. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
^ "An island's dark secrets: The Tempest, by Steve Sem-Sandberg, reviewed". The Spectator. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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Preceded by Kristina Lugn	Swedish Academy, Seat No.14 2020–	Incumbent

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[snl-1] Arneberg, Sofie. "Steve Sem-Sandberg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[2] Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[nyt-3] Daphne Merkin, "The Man Who Ruled the Lodz Ghetto", New York Times, 4 September 2011, accessed 17 May 2013

[4] "1996: Steve Sem-Sandberg" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

[5] Doblougprisen (Store norske leksikon)

[6] "Edition 2013". Jan Michalski Foundation. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

[7] M.A.O. (14 September 2013). "Jan Michalski Prize shortlist". complete review. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

[vincythomas2Nov2016-8] Vincy Thomas (2 November 2016). "Le Médicis 2016 couronne Ivan Jablonka, Jacques Henric et Steve Sem-Sandberg". Livres Hebdo. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[9] "An island's dark secrets: The Tempest, by Steve Sem-Sandberg, reviewed". The Spectator. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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Best book (1989–1991)	1989: Tecknens rike – Cecilia Lindqvist 1990: De sotarna! De sotarna! – Lars Ahlin 1991: Livets ax – Sven Delblanc
1990s	1992: Medan tiden tänker på annat – Niklas Rådström 1993: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman 1994: Synden – Björn Ranelid 1995: Sweetness – Torgny Lindgren 1996: The Sorrow Gondola – Tomas Tranströmer 1997: April Witch – Majgull Axelsson 1998: Berömda män som varit i Sunne – Göran Tunström 1999: The Visit of the Royal Physician – Per Olov Enquist
2000s	2000: Popular Music from Vittula – Mikael Niemi 2001: Underdog – Torbjörn Flygt 2002: The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot – Carl-Johan Vallgren 2003: Lottery Scratchcards – Kerstin Ekman 2004: Gregorius – Bengt Ohlsson 2005: The American Girl – Monika Fagerholm 2006: Svinalängorna – Susanna Alakoski 2007: Stundande natten – Carl-Henning Wijkmark 2008: Ett annat liv – Per Olov Enquist 2009: The Emperor of Lies – Steve Sem-Sandberg
2010s	2010: Spill. En damroman – Sigrid Combüchen 2011: Korparna – Tomas Bannerhed 2012: A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz – Göran Rosenberg 2013: Wilful Disregard – Lena Andersson 2014: Liv till varje pris – Kristina Sandberg 2015: Allt jag inte minns – Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2016: De polyglotta älskarna – Lina Wolff 2017: De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar – Johannes Anyuru 2018: Ædnan – Linnea Axelsson 2019: Osebol – Marit Kapla
2020s	2020: Samlade verk – Lydia Sandgren 2021: Eufori: en roman om Sylvia Plath – Elin Cullhed 2022: Detaljerna – Ia Genberg

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