Sven Delblanc (May 26, 1931 – December 15, 1992) was a Swedish author and professor of literature.
Biography Born in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada, Deblanc died in Gottsunda Parish, Uppsala, and is buried in in Uppsala, Sweden.
Delblanc was an associate professor in the history of literature at Uppsala University from 1965. He received the in 1965. Before his death he was pointed out as the anonymous writer .Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok 1965 (Stockholm: Norstedt, 1984), s. 238 f. Läst 14 september 2023.
He was born in Canada but grew up near Vagnhärad, Sweden. His parents divorced and the father, Siegfried Axel Herman Delblanc, remarried. His paternal grandfather, Friedrich Hermann Delblanc, a bookmaker in Stockholm, was from Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Sven Delblanc's maternal relatives were from Väse in Värmland in the west of Sweden. His maternal grandmother came from Norway. His maternal grandfather, Axel Nordfält, was the inspiration for the character Samuel in Samuels bok (1981).Delblanc, Sven. Livets ax. Bonniers, 1991. p. 84.
The Swedish television series (1978) is based on Delblanc's series of novels (1970), Stenfågel (1973), Vinteride (1974) and Stadsporten (1976).
Bibliography Eremitkräftan (1962) Prästkappan (1963) Homunculus (1965) (English: Homunculus: A Magic Tale) Ära och minne (1965) Nattresa (1967) Åsnebrygga (1969) Åminne (1970) Zahak (1971) Trampa vatten (1972) Teatern brinner (1973) Stenfågel (1973) Primavera (1973) Vinteride (1974) Kastrater (1975) Stadsporten (1976) Grottmannen (1977) Gunnar Emmanuel (1978) Gröna vintern (1978) Kära farmor (1979) Stormhatten: Tre Strindbergsstudier (1979) Speranza (1980) (English: Speranza) Samuels bok (1981) Samuels döttrar (1982) Senecas död (1982) Jerusalems natt (1983) Kanaans land (1984) Maria ensam (1985) Fågelfrö (1986) Moria land (1987) Änkan (1988) Damiens (1988) Ifigenia (1990) Livets ax (1991) Slutord (1991) Homerisk hemkomst: Två essäer om Iliaden och Odysséen (1992) Agnar (1993)
Television 1968 – Lekar i kvinnohagen (manuscript) 1978 – Hedebyborna (manuscript) 1986 – Prästkappan (book) 1990 – Kära farmor (manuscript) 1992 – Maskeraden (manuscript)
Theater Kastrater (1977)
Awards and merits Aftonbladets litteraturpris (1965) BMF-plaketten (1970) Svenska Dagbladets litteraturpris (1970) Litteraturfrämjandets stora romanpris(1970) Zornpriset (1970) Sixten Heymans pris (1974) BMF-plaketten (1981) Nordiska rådets litteraturpris (1982) for Samuels bok Övralidspriset (1985) Pilotpriset (1986) Kellgrenpriset (1989) Augustpriset (1991) for Livets ax BMF-plaketten (1991) Gerard Bonniers pris (1992)
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External links
Sven Delblanc Society