Irmelin Sandman Lilius
Rut Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 14 June 1936) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.[1]
Biography
Irmelin Sandman was born in Helsinki. Her first book, Trollsång, was published in 1955. She has written picture books and novels for children as well as books for adults and poetry, and she also works as a translator and reviewer.[1] Among her best-known works is the large chronicle about the fictive town of Tulavall on the south coast of Finland, which she has described in different times and from the point of view of different people, in more than a dozen books. She has also written several self-biographical works (some together with her sister Heddi), as well as novels with a heroine based on her daughter.[2]
In 1957, she married the painter and sculptor Carl-Gustaf Lilius, and they were married until his death in 1998. In 2003, the first volume of her biography of her husband was published, with the title Sjutusen år (English: "Seven Thousand Years");[1][2] the fourth and final volume was published in 2017.
Her books have been translated into 16 languages. Among the literary awards she has received are the Swedish awards Nils Holgersson Plaque (in 1972)[3] and the Astrid Lindgren Prize (in 1976),[4] and the Finnish award Topeliuspriset (in 1980).[5]
Sandman Lilius was also on the IBBY Honour List for 1974[6] and 2002.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Sandman Lilius, Irmelin". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Sandman Lilius, Irmelin". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Nils Holgersson-plaketten". Svensk Biblioteksförening (The Swedish Library Association). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "The Astrid Lindgren Prize". astridlindgren.se. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Irmelin Sandman Lilius" (in Swedish). Schildts & Söderströms publishing house. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "IBBY Honour List (1956-1980)". p. 20. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Honour List, International Board on Books for Young People". Retrieved 6 April 2016.
External links
- Sandman Lilius, Irmelin, 1936– at Library of Congress, with 21 library catalogue records
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- 1967: Åke Holmberg
- 1968: Ann Mari Falk
- 1969: Harry Kullman
- 1970: Lennart Hellsing
- 1971: Hans Peterson
- 1972: Maria Gripe
- 1973: Barbro Lindgren
- 1974: Inger and Lasse Sandberg
- 1975: Hans-Eric Hellberg
- 1976: Irmelin Sandman Lilius
- 1977: Kerstin Thorvall
- 1978: Gunnel Linde
- 1979: Rose Lagercrantz
- 1980: Maud Reuterswärd (posthumously)
- 1981: Gunilla Bergström
- 1982: Inger Brattström
- 1983: Siv Widerberg
- 1984: Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff
- 1985: Viveca Lärn
- 1986: Margareta Strömstedt
- 1987: Nan Inger Östman
- 1988: Lena Anderson and Christina Björk
- 1989: Annika Holm
- 1990: Maj Bylock
- 1991: Max Lundgren
- 1992: Sven Christer Swahn
- 1993: Ulf Stark
- 1994: Eva Wikander
- 1995: Peter Pohl
- 1996: Henning Mankell
- 1997: Anna-Clara and Thomas Tidholm
- 1998: Bo R. Holmberg
- 1999: Per Nilsson
- 2000: Annika Thor
- 2001: Eva Eriksson
- 2002: Stefan Casta
- 2003: Sven Nordqvist
- 2004: Pernilla Stalfelt
- 2005: Jujja Wieslander
- 2006: Ulf Nilsson
- 2007: Helena Östlund
- 2008: Pija Lindenbaum
- 2009: Olof and Lena Landström
- 2010: Moni Nilsson-Brännström
- 2011: Jan Lööf
- 2012: Katarina Kieri
- 2013: Katarina von Bredow
- 2014: Frida Nilsson
- 2015: Mårten Sandén
- 2016: Anna Höglund
- 2017: Jenny Jägerfeld
- 2018: Lisa Bjärbo
- 2019: Kerstin Lundberg Hahn
- 2020: Jakob Wegelius
- 2021: Ylva Karlsson
- 2022: Mårten Melin
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