Lars Andersson

Swedish writer
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Summary

Lars Andersson was born on January 1, 1954[1], in Karlskoga Church Parish[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], translator[4], poet[5], essayist[6], and literary critic[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: March 23, 1954[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[10]
  • Occupation: editing staff[11]
  • Field of work: literature[12], literary criticism[13], translations from Norwegian[14], translation into Swedish[15]
  • Award received: Aftonbladet Literary Award[16], Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize[17], Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award[18], Gun and Olof Engqvist scholarship[19], Selma Lagerlöf Prize[20], Göteborgs-Postens litteraturpris[21], Sveriges Radio's Novel Prize[22], Läkerol's Culture Award[23], Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize[24], Axel Hirsch Award[25], Årets länsförfattare[26], Ivar Lo-Johanssons persoonlijke prijs[27], Övralidspriset[28], Värmland author of the year[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Commons category: Lars Andersson (writer)[31]
  • Family name: Andersson[32]
  • Given name: Lars[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish[34]

Why It Matters

Lars Andersson is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Lars Andersson born?

Lars Andersson's place of birth was Karlskoga Church Parish[2].

What did Lars Andersson do for work?

Lars Andersson worked as a writer[3], translator[4], poet[5], essayist[6], and literary critic[7].

What awards did Lars Andersson receive?

Honors received include Aftonbladet Literary Award[16], Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize[17], Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award[18], and Gun and Olof Engqvist scholarship[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . varmlandslitteratur.se. Retrieved . varmlandslitteratur.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [9] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of birth → Karlskoga Church Parish
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