Kerstin Lundberg Hahn (born 22 April 1962) is a Swedish author of children's and youth books. She was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2019.
Kerstin Lundberg Hahn grew up in Tavelsjö in Västerbotten. Later she moved to Gothenburg. She trained and worked as a teacher. During that time, she wrote teaching materials for Swedish as a second language.
She made her literary debut as a children's writer with the book Kajsa och fågeltjuvarna in 2000. This marked the start of her series of detective stories about Kajsa and Johan. She has also written several other books for children and youth, such as Vitas hemlighet (2010; illustrated by Maria Nilsson Thore) and the ghost story Skuggan i väggen (2012).Kerstin Lundberg Hahn in Nationalencyklopedin
Works Kajsa och fågeltjuvarna (illustrated by Jens Ahlbom), Rabén & Sjögren, 2000 (later published as Fågeltjuvarna) Kalla diamanter (illustrated by Jens Ahlbom), Rabén & Sjögren, 2002 Misstänkt ljus (illustrated by Jens Ahlbom), Rabén & Sjögren, 2003 Det glömda guldet (illustrated by Jens Ahlbom), Rabén & Sjögren, 2004 Falska ansikten (illustrated by Jens Ahlbom), Rabén & Sjögren, 2006 Bakom masken, Rabén & Sjögren, 2008 Svart bälte, Rabén & Sjögren, 2009 Stormens ögon, Rabén & Sjögren, 2009 Vitas hemlighet (illustrated by Maria Nilsson Thore), Rabén & Sjögren, 2010 (in French) La secret de Vita (translators: Annelie Jarl Ireman and Jean Renaud), Bayard, 2013 Skuggan i väggen, Rabén & Sjögren, 2012 (in Danish) Skyggen i væggen (översättare: Marie Østergaard Knudsen), Høst & søn, 2013 (in German) Der Schatten an meiner Wand (translator: Gabriele Haefs), Aladin, 2014 Lyckokakan (illustrated by Maria Nilsson Thore), Rabén & Sjögren, 2013 Barnkolonin, Rabén & Sjögren, 2013 (in Danish) Feriekolonien (översättare: Erik Egholm), ABC, cop. 2014 Drömbärarna, Rabén & Sjögren, 2014 Fröken Spöke (illustrated by Åsa Rosén), Nypon, 2015
References
External links Official website